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The Poetry of Science: Think It, Build It, Make It

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue discusses inventing with technology....

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The Early Years: Integrating Digital Tools

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue talks about how digital media and robotics fit into the early childhood curriculum....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Technology Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Teaming Up: Trade Books and Technology

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s trade books teach students about external and internal structures that allow animals and humans to survive....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue discusses the optimizations that will serve to inform readers of seven recommendations for optimizing an engineering lesson....

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Methods and Strategies: Using Argument-Based Inquiry Strategies for STEM Infused Science Teaching

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This article focuses on an argument-based inquiry (ABI) approach to a fourth-grade unit on waves. A fourth-grade teacher included multiple opportunities for students to rea...

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