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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. The activities in this month’s issue support the development of the engineering and design process and assist students in acquiring and applying scientific knowledge....

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The Early Years: Integrating Design

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes an activity to engage children in designing a system to move water (or marbles) from one location to another....

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Formative Assessment Probes: Where Do I Put the Switch?

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses using formative assessment probes that may surface and challenge ideas confronted during the engineering design process....

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Engineering Encounters: Engineering Adaptations

Many of the science investigations we use in our classrooms already can be adapted to engage students in engineering design....

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Methods and Strategies: Teaching in Real Time

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how to integrate continuous formative assessment into inquiry-based classroom instruction....

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Science 101: How Do Acoustics Dictate the Design of a Concert Hall?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses why walls and other surfaces of a concert hall are angled so that the best sound can be produced....

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Science 102: Mirror, Mirror

An exercise about reflection to challenge content knowledge....