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Engineering Encounters: The Paper Airplane Challenge

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In this month's issue students learn about variables and trials while designing an investigation....

Elementary Physical Science STEM 5E Multilingual Learners

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Methods and Strategies: Formative Assessment Practices to Support Students who Struggle in Science

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue highlights how formative assessment activities support instructional shifts, of three Indiana Science Initiative (ISI) teachers....

Elementary General Science Assessment

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The Early Years: Experiencing Inquiry

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue shows how teachers can experience physical science inquiry with colleagues while investigating properties of matter using the EER cycle a...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Formative Assessment Probes: Uncovering Preservice Teachers’ Ideas About Magnetism and Formative Assessment

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the formative assessment probe “Can You Pick It up With a Magnet?” which is designed to find out what types of materials students think interact with mag...

Elementary Physical Science Assessment Preservice Science Education

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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Tool and Eye

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue students explore animal adaptations through books that show how body structures assist in survival or how animals use objects in their environment to meet th...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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The Poetry of Science: What Do Scientists Do?

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students use poetry to learn about Rachel Carson. ...

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: Can Electromagnetic Waves Affect Emotions?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses electromagnetic waves....

Elementary Middle School Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old

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Science 102: Area of a Circle Conundrum

This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Match Magic challenge from last month....

Elementary Middle School STEM Inquiry Phenomena

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It's Elementary: Investigating Student Work

Teachers wear many hats in the classroom. We are doctors, therapists, IT technicians, politicians, and entertainers, but the one hat we wear that is essential for student learning is the detective’s hat. As detectives, we gather and analyze evidenc...

By Cindy Workosky

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