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Science and Children—September/October 2021

Volume 59, Number 1 September/October 2021 In this issue of Science and Children, we focus on how teachers plan for and implement three-dimensional lessons for a wide variety of topics for all grades....

Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

Coldest Winter Ever!

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish between a one-time weather-related change and a change in climate.    ...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Assessment Earth & Space Science

Lesson Plan

What Happens When You Bring a Balloon Near Wall

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about electrical interactions. The probe is designed to find out how students visually represent electrical interactions. ...

By Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

Middle School High School Assessment Physical Science

Lesson Plan

Mass, Volume, and Density

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density. The probe is designed to find out whether students have commonly held ideas about mass, volume, shape, and other properties that interfere with their conceptual unders...

By Page Keeley and Susan Cooper

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

Journal Article

Exploring the STEM Landscape

By Jesse Wilcox, Jerrid Kruse, and Scott Decker

Elementary Earth & Space Science STEM

Journal Article

It's a Small World After All

By Rhoda Goldberg and Jeremy Effinger

Early Childhood Elementary Interdisciplinary Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force Patterns