from the editor's desk
Science Teaching Challenges
Science Scope—January/February 2022 (Volume 45, Issue 3)
By Patty McGinnis
Freebies for Science Teachers, January 18, 2022
By Debra Shapiro

science 101
Q: How Can a Design Challenge Be Used To Teach Science?
start with phenomena
Shining Light on the Importance of Explore-Before-Explain Experiences for Early Childhood Learners
Science and Children—January/February 2022 (Volume 59, Issue 3)
By Patrick Brown
engineering encounters
Engaging With Engineering
Science and Children—January/February 2022 (Volume 59, Issue 3)
By Evan Jorgenson and Jerrid Kruse
teaching teachers
Engineering Like a Bird
Science and Children—January/February 2022 (Volume 59, Issue 3)
By Sagan Goodpaster and Rebecca Krall
cross-curricular connections
A “Meteor” Crashed Into Our School!
Engaging children in science with an immersive scenario
Science and Children—January/February 2022 (Volume 59, Issue 3)
By Dana Zeidler, Mitch Ruzek, and Melanie Kinskey
feature
Assessment for English Learners
An illustration of four types of formative assessment in a fifth-grade physical science unit
Science and Children—January/February 2022 (Volume 59, Issue 3)
By Lorena Llosa, Scott E. Grapin, and Alison Haas

feature
Science Day and Night
Embedding nocturnal animal science centers in a 5E inquiry for young learners
Science and Children—January/February 2022 (Volume 59, Issue 3)
By Laura B. Schneider and Stephanie Grable

Feature
Designing for Future Action
How STEAM Programming Can Support Youth Engagement in Community Changemaking Projects
Connected Science Learning January–February 2022 (Volume 4, Issue 1)
By Mairéad Hurley, Abby Rhinehart, Philip Bell, Autumn Brown, Nancy Price, and Joseph Roche


