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The Early Years: Getting Deep With Documentation

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The Early Years: Getting Deep With Documentation

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this kindergarten practice, storytelling leads to drawing, adding more detail, and then writing as literacy skills are developed....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Science and Engineering Practices Literacy

Engineering Encounters: An Engineering Design Process for Early Childhood

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Engineering Encounters: An Engineering Design Process for Early Childhood

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue shares information about trying (again) to engineer an egg package....

Early Childhood

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Quiet as a Butterfly: I Wonder Why

“One day I listened. I listened to all the sounds I heard. I listened and I wondered.” From a clock’s ticks in the morning to a father’s snores at night, sounds are everywhere. That’s what an attentive boy discovers as he listens his way...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Look and See: I Wonder Why

This lively book’s title makes the perfect motto for young scientists: Look and see! With the help of charming text and bright pictures, you learn just how much you can use your sense of sight. Toys and tools, birds and bugs, flowers and fish, and ...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology General Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Fragrant as a Flower: I Wonder Why

Follow your nose! This book invites you to learn what your sense of smell can teach you as you amble around town. Go along as a little boy listens to his dad’s tale about taking in the deliciousness of a pastry shop, the woodsy smells of a lumberya...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology General Science Life Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Next Time You See a Cloud

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a show for you with their ever-changing shapes and sizes. This book reveals some fascinating science b...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Life Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Next Time You See a Cloud (Hardcover)

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a show for you with their ever-changing shapes and sizes. This book reveals some fascinating science b...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Life Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

The Early Years: Navigating Natural Disasters

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The Early Years: Navigating Natural Disasters

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students attempting to contain moving water and experience and use its force....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science Physical Science

From Flower to Fruit

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From Flower to Fruit

From Flower to Fruit will transform curious readers—children and adults—into budding botanists. The book draws you in with the twin charms of rich illustrations and an engaging narrative. But this is more than just a pretty storybook. It spar...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

The Early Years: Classroom Memories

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The Early Years: Classroom Memories

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue provides an activity to encourage students to reflect on their actions and thought processes....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science 5E Inquiry Literacy

Science 101: What Constitutes a Good Science Project

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Science 101: What Constitutes a Good Science Project

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the elements of a good science project....

Early Childhood Elementary

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