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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue discusses how to help children understand the water cycle, the importance of water, and where and how they use water so that they can be more informed users of ...

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The Early Years: About the Weather

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes an activity where students indirectly document local weather by counting outdoor clothing types worn by classmates and use the ...

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Formative Assessment Probes: Wet Jeans

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue uses familiar phenomena to uncover students' ideas....

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Engineering Encounters: Nature as Inspiration

Learning about plant structures helps students design water collection devices....

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Methods and Strategies: 5E for ELL

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses adaptations to the learning cycle that provide an authentic context for English language development....

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Science 101: What Are the Earth's Heating and Cooling Mechanisms?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses some of the mechanisms of Earth that are related to global warming and climate change....

Elementary Middle School Earth & Space Science Physical Science Professional Learning old

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Safety First: Safety at First Sight

This columnn discusses eye protection in the elementary classroom....

Elementary General Science Labs Safety

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Science 102: Fermi for You

This column contains exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue discusses Fermi problems....