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Teaching Through Trade Books: Animal Parents and Their Offspring

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. The activities in this month’s column use text-based materials, media, and role-playing activities to help students understand how animal behavior helps offspring survive....

Early Childhood Elementary

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The Poetry of Science: Science in the Garden

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This month's issue explores pollination....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: How Do Amphibians Breathe?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses how all animals breathe, including amphibians....

Elementary Middle School Biology Life Science Professional Learning old

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Science 102: This Month’s Task: Bouncy Ball

This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Area of a Circle Conundrum challenge from last month....

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science Inquiry Phenomena

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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