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Web Seminar
Join us on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about NOAA's marine debris monitoring and assessment project....
Web Seminar
Science Update: Exploring the Applications of Low Earth Orbit Observations, May 8, 2025
The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is a joint mission between NOAA and NASA that observes Earth and provides critical data for weather forecasting in addition to many other climate change, agriculture, aviation, and disaster monitoring applicati...
Journal Article
Cross-Curricular Connections...
By Dena Harshbarger, Elizabeth Yungdahl, Christopher Knoell, Jane Strawhacker
Journal Article
Reactions and Properties of Matter
Teaching Through Trade Books...
By Christine Anne Royce
Journal Article
Deconstructing Common Misconceptions in Early Science
The Early Years...
By Alissa A. Lange
Journal Article
Powering Up: Expansive Science Teaching
Tech Talk...
By Heather Anne Pacheco-Guffrey
Journal Article
Unlocking Expansive Learning in the Science Classroom
Explore-Before-Explain...
By Patrick Brown
Journal Article
Expansive Science Teaching Practices
Editor's Note November-December 2024...
By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn
Journal Article
Expanding Science Knowledge through Expansive Science Teaching Practices
Guest Editorial...
By Emily Adah Miller, Ayça Fackler
Journal Article
With environmental issues and awareness rising globally, our connection to the natural world is clearly critical, but education that teaches children how to relate to local plants and animals is seemingly lacking in elementary curriculum. For an unde...
By Bria Beardsley, Karl Jung
Journal Article
This article summarizes our research findings, investigating instructional adaptations elementary science teachers make to accommodate a growing population of Karen immigrant students. Hailing from the war-torn country of Myanmar, Karen students, who...
By Ashlely Armstrong, Timothy Slater
Journal Article
This article shares the experiences of three elementary teachers who took steps to transform their roles from speakers to listeners. After participating in a professional learning (PL) project that uses science to support English language practices, ...
By Michelle Brown, Teila Hildebrand, Taylor Tarone-Sefchik, Allyson Trella, May Lee, Carla Zembal-Saul, Jennifer Cody
Journal Article
Jammin' A year-long project in which students explore and share their passions
Science learning that is connected with students’ experiences and interests has shown to be critical in fostering student enthusiasm for science and may be linked to later educational and career choices. Teachers, however, often feel pressure to te...
By Bonnie Glass, Sara Dail, Tammy Lee