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The Early Years: Mixing Materials

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses how students can observe the properties of matter and document changes as materials are mixed....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Chemistry Physical Science

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Matter All Around Us

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s activities allow students to develop an “understanding of observable properties of materials [which] is developed by … analysis and classification” (NGSS Lead S...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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The Early Years: Exploring Biodiversity

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. The objective in this month’s issue is to introduce children to the diversity of plant life in a given area through a plant scavenger hunt, and to guide chi...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Life Science

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Focusing on Earth’s Features

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue shows that allowing students to use both photographs and information presented through technology helps them begin to construct an understanding of landforms an...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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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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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Sounds of Science

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue features activities that engage students in qualitative investigations as they make observations about sound and how it travels....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Recording Scientific Explorations

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue has students engaging in documentation when they perform investigations and sketch, label, or provide details about their work and findings....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials