engineering encounters
A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride
The Ups and Downs of Learning Force and Motion: A Fifth-Grade Learning Progression
Science and Children—September/October 2021 (Volume 59, Issue 1)
By Dena Harshbarger and Joseph Wiechman
start with phenomena
Learning the Temperature Dependency of Matter by Making Ice Cream
Science and Children—September/October 2021 (Volume 59, Issue 1)
By Patrick Brown
Teaching Teachers
Not Your Average Parachute
How we transformed our parachutes investigation to capture the vision of the Next Generation Science Standards
Science and Children—September/October 2021 (Volume 59, Issue 1)
By Kelsey Lipsitz, Fred Stein, Lynn Rankin, Barry Kluger-Bell, and Rachel Jordan
From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 24, 2021
By Debra Shapiro
Science 101
Q: What Is Energy?
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Motivating Three-Dimensional Learning From Students’ Questions
Supporting elementary students’ three-dimensional learning about waves with a storyline unit
Science and Children—September/October 2021 (Volume 59, Issue 1)
By Tara A.W. McGill, Gail Housman, and Brian J. Reiser
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Let's Give Them Something to Talk About
Designing lessons that cultivate productive discourse for three-dimensional learning in the intermediate science classroom.
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Let's Build a Fast Car
Instantiating three-dimensional instruction through a STEAM planning guide
Science and Children—September/October 2021 (Volume 59, Issue 1)
By Pei-Ying Wu, Sharon Arias, and Jacqueline Hernandez
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5E and the PEs
The popular instructional model can help meet multiple performance expectations.
Science and Children—September/October 2021 (Volume 59, Issue 1)
By William Thornburgh, Justin McFadden, and Brian Robinson
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Turning on the Three-Dimensional Switch
Using gaming technology to expand children’s science thinking
Science and Children—September/October 2021 (Volume 59, Issue 1)
By Zach Hurdle, Angela Stanford, Katy Nix, and Nick Perry