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Formulating scientific explanations using the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CEF) framework....

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Writing poetry provides an engaging and creative outlet for primary students to share observations made during scientific investigations....

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Map It Then Write It

Primary students have many options for graphic organizers to help develop writing skills in science....

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Science for Two Voices

In a poetry-inspired invertebrate investigation, observations are the basis for both scientific discovery and writing....

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Programming Digital Stories and How-To Animations

Computer science and engineering design in the science classroom....

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Editor's Note: Specialized Writing

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

General Science Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom

Integrate the three dimensions of the NGSS to figure out phenomena and design solutions to problems. ...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: That Was Then, This Is Now

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue includes nonfiction and historical fiction selections that help to demonstrate similarities and differences "then and now" while incorporating engineering desig...

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The Early Years: Documenting Discoveries

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes how to engage students in long-term observation and data collection as part of caring for a living organism, such as "compostin...

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Formative Assessment Probes: Constructing Cl-Ev-R Explanations to Formative Assessment Probes

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the formative assessment classroom technique C-E-O-SE....

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Engineering Encounters: Sailing Into the Digital Era

Students transform STEM journals into eBooks while integrating science, technology, and literacy....

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Methods and Strategies: Deep Assessment

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue describes a science classroom assessment guide for analyzing students' written responses....

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Science 101: How Do People Design Safe Amusement Park Rides?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue focuses on the factors amusement park designers must consider so that human bodies don't experience too large an acceleration, or g-force....

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Science 102: This Month's Task

Exercises to challenge content knowledge. Figure out why the pitch of sound gets higher when you tap on a cup of hot liquid....