All Resources

Journal Article

Connecting Earth Systems: Developing Holistic Understanding Through the Earth-System-Science Model

Explore how the four Earth systems—the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere—interact and are impacted by human activity....

Journal Article

The Great Build-A-Buoy

An engineering challenge seamlessly integrates science, technology, and math. Students try to build a PVC-pipe buoy that will support as many golf balls as possible while floating freely....

Journal Article

Exploring the Science Framework

This article discusses what it means for students to be mathematically proficient in the context of science and makes connections in math with the Common Core State Standards....

Journal Article

Scope on Safety: Turning Up the Heat on Safety

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses safety rules when using hot plates....

Journal Article

Formative Assessment Probes: Mountain Age: Creating a Classroom Profile

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue covers the concept of the role of weathering in shaping the features of mountains....

Journal Article

Health Wise: The Stress Response: The Good and the Bad

This column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—along with classroom activities that help students make healthy choices. In this month’s issue the author talks about the body's stress response....

Journal Article

Science Shorts: Is Concrete a Rock?

This column provides classic classroom activities that emphasize science process skills. In this month’s issue students learn about properties of materials....

Journal Article

Citizen Scientists: Investigating Science in the Community

This article describes numerous examples of citizen science projects that provide meaningful, authentic contexts for students to engage in the processes of science....

Journal Article

Family Style Engineering

Teaming up with the larger school community and inviting families to learn alongside students has benefits for all. Students and their families learn to apply the engineering design process in a variety of contexts during a family engineering event....

Journal Article

Just Right

Students design a model house and learn about the properties of materials. The "Design a Model House" challenge has students learning to describe, select, and test materials to solve a problem....

Journal Article

Investigating the Mercalli Intensity Scale Through "Lived Experience"

Shake up your class with a look at the intensity-based alternative to the Richter scale....

Journal Article

Flying Into Inquiry

This article describes several different citizen science investigations in which students learn about adaptation, interactions among species and their environments and change over time—fundamental principles in biology....

Journal Article

Science 101: How Is Steel Made?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the properties of steel and how it is made....

Journal Article

Clear Skies Ahead! Clearing Up Confusion About Clouds

Discover how to identify different types of clouds and use them to predict future weather events....