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In this lesson, suggested for grades K-2, students learn about bee anatomy and behavior. They develop and test bee models to demonstrate their understanding of the interrelationships between plants and pollinators. After examining some of the controversies around bee decline, they also build a class mason bee hotel and develop educational bee posters to become advocates for the bees. This lesson promises to keep your students very buzzy!. Before beginning the lesson, we recommend reading Units I and IV, which are included in this book selection.

In this lesson, suggested for grades K-2, students learn about bee anatomy and behavior. They develop and test bee models to demonstrate their understanding of the interrelationships between plants and pollinators. After examining some of the controversies around bee decline, they also build a class mason bee hotel and develop educational bee posters to become advocates for the bees. This lesson promises to keep your students very buzzy!. Before beginning the lesson, we recommend reading Units I and IV, which are included in this book selection.

Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!
What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!
 

How Can We Provide Water for Developing Countries? 5E Unit Empowers Students to Solve the Global Water Crisis

Science Scope—February 2018

How Can We Provide Water for Developing Countries? 5E Unit Empowers Students to Solve the Global Water Crisis

Students use science knowledge and engineering skills to address a significant real-world problem.

Students use science knowledge and engineering skills to address a significant real-world problem.

Students use science knowledge and engineering skills to address a significant real-world problem.

This chapter provides recommendations for translating standards into instructional materials that are usable for those with the real task of teaching. The discussion provides an affirmative answer to the question: How can the BSCS 5E Instructional Model be used to implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? The chapter draws on insights the author gained during his work on both the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996) and the NGSS (NGSS Lead States 2013).

This chapter provides recommendations for translating standards into instructional materials that are usable for those with the real task of teaching. The discussion provides an affirmative answer to the question: How can the BSCS 5E Instructional Model be used to implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? The chapter draws on insights the author gained during his work on both the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996) and the NGSS (NGSS Lead States 2013).

 

Press Release

NSTA’s Science and Children Journal Welcomes New Field Editor

Lauren Madden Brings Extensive Experience in Elementary Science Education to Award-Winning Journal

 

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 21, 2025

By Debra Shapiro

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 21, 2025

Innovations in Road Weather Science, February 19, 2026

Science Update logoJoin us on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about road weather science.

Science Update logoJoin us on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about road weather science.

Science Update logoJoin us on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about road weather science.

Science Update logoJoin us on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about road weather science.

 

From Chalkboards to AI

AI Meets Three-Dimensional Learning: Guiding Scientific Thinking With New Features of NotebookLM

By Valerie Bennett, Ph.D., Ed.D., and Christine Anne Royce, Ed.D.

Posted on 2025-10-16

AI Meets Three-Dimensional Learning: Guiding Scientific Thinking With New Features of NotebookLM

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