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Toad-ally Cool Math and Science Integration

A summer science camp for girls teaches about herpetology while encouraging interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)....

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Bubble Babies

Fourth graders predict and test how parental care improves offspring survivorship....

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Gaining Traction

Using Bess beetles to engage students in scientific inquiry....

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Integrating Math in a Sea of Science

Fourth-grade students learn through a fishy feeding frenzy!...

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Blending In

Using an adaptation activity to integrate math and science....

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Why, How, and Where to View Totality

Make your plans now to experience the August 2017 Great American Eclipse!...

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Editor's Note: The “Fundamental Tools” of Science

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary General Science Mathematics STEM Science and Engineering Practices

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The Early Years: Taking Math Outside

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue uses children’s interest in collecting outdoor objects to develop their number sense and to build their understanding of math concepts...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science Mathematics Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Becoming a Citizen Scientist

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Both of this month’s activities focus on students identifying potential citizen science topics and contributing to actual research....

Elementary

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The Poetry of Science: The Math of Science

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Use this poem to point out that scientists use clocks, timers, and stopwatches to collect and record information....

Elementary General Science Mathematics Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: Q: How Do Self-Driving Cars Work?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the science behind self-driving cars....

Elementary Middle School Engineering Physical Science Technology Professional Learning old

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Science 102: Match Magic

This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers The Sound of One Hand Clapping challenge from last month....

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science Inquiry Phenomena Labs

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Methods and Strategies: Ask the Right Question

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use literature and higher-level thinking questions to enhance science instruction....

Elementary General Science Assessment Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Engineering Encounters: The Internet of Things for Kids

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In the “Talking Window Garden” project, students create “smart” plant pots that use sensors to collect and analyze data on the health of their plants....

Elementary Engineering Life Science STEM Technology

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Is It Engineering or Not?

To bring engineering tasks into the classroom, know what qualifies—and what doesn’t. ...

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Modeling a Membrane

Using engineering design to simulate cell transport processes....

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Myths About the Nature of Technology and Engineering

Using the philosophy of technology and engineering to expose misconceptions....

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The Stories of Inventions

An interdisciplinary, project-based unit for U.S. history students....

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Troubleshooting Portfolios

Using Troubleshooting Portfolios to enhance students’ science practices and concepts when doing engineering design....

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Editor's Corner: Engineering for the Future

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

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Science 2.0: Align Your Curriculum With the ISTE Standards

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue provides some scaffolding to help teachers align the ISTE standards to the example activities in our previous columns....

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Focus on Physics: Sailing Into the Wind: A Vector Explanation

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. In this lesson, students discover surprising facts about sailing and also the intriguing usefulness of vectors....

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Health Wise: Getting Their Names Right

This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses why it is important to pronounce a student's name correctly....

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Career of the Month: Civil Engineer

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Kristina Swallow's career path to becoming a civil engineer....

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Right to the Source: View From the Top

Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This month's issue discusses the rise of skyscrapers....

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Moving Beyond STEAM

Take an artistic approach to explain the effects of resource availability on organisms in an ecosystem....

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Unit Planning Using the Crosscutting Concepts

Discover strategies for integrating crosscutting concepts with disciplinary core ideas and engineering processes in a watercycle unit....