start with phenomena
Rainfall, River Height, and Local Relevance
Supporting students’ use of real-world data to explore flash floods
Science and Children—May/June 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 5)
By Lauren E. Brase, Lindsay C. Mossa, and Edward C. Robeck
engineering encounters
Fostering Community-Engaged Problem-Solvers
Utilizing engineering design process to mitigate impacts of natural disasters
Science and Children—May/June 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 5)
By Amanda Rapstad, Rebekah Hammack, and Nicholas Lux
methods & strategies
It Takes a Village
Fostering community partnerships to create a citizen science project for elementary students
Science and Children—May/June 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 5)
By Richard Schaen, Janet Zydney, and Lauren Angelone
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Extreme Weather
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Garden Variety
Flexible lessons for exploring ideas about biological variation using indoor and outdoor gardens
Science and Children—May/June 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 5)
By Sky Feller, Stacey Halpern, and Nora Underwood
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River’s Edge Construction
Third-grade students engineer solutions to prevent local flooding
Science and Children—May/June 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 5)
By Tyneezha Harris, Min Jung Lee, Kristie Gutierrez, and Jennifer Kidd
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What Do You Notice?
Fourth-grade students explore how to prevent flooding with landscape engineering.
Science and Children—May/June 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 5)
By Heidi Masters, Sydney Jares, Alyah Tesch, and Emma Kleindl
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It Can Happen Here!
A preK class investigates wildfires.
teaching through trade books
Understanding Severe Weather Events
Science and Children—May/June 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 5)
By Christine Anne Royce
formative assessment probes