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Deconstructing Common Misconceptions in Early Science
The Early Years...
By Alissa A. Lange
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Powering Up: Expansive Science Teaching
Tech Talk...
By Heather Anne Pacheco-Guffrey
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Unlocking Expansive Learning in the Science Classroom
Explore-Before-Explain...
By Patrick Brown
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Expansive Science Teaching Practices
Editor's Note November-December 2024...
By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn
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Expanding Science Knowledge through Expansive Science Teaching Practices
Guest Editorial...
By Emily Adah Miller, Ayça Fackler
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Warming up to Inquiry: Using inquiry to teach heating and cooling of substances to 2nd graders
Starting to teach science through inquiry can be intimidating for teachers who don’t have much experience with it. Some concerns about teaching science through inquiry often come from misunderstandings of what science entails (Authors et al., 2015...
By Jesse Wilcox, Maizee Lindsey, Karissa Steinke
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Building a Soundproof Room: A University-Elementary Collaboration
The creative opportunity inherent in developing a STEM project is a great opportunity for preservice teachers. This article outlines a project in which a Science Education professor collaborated with an elementary STEM teacher to provide background o...
By Lauren Angelone, Katherine Dykes, Rorie Smith
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Melting Science Stereotypes with the Help of a Snowy Day
How are exploring snowy spaces, starring in children's books, and making science discoveries inextricably linked? Access to and representation in all three of these experiences have historically been inequitable....
By David Owens, Regina McCurdy
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In a Community School located in a First Nation in Northern Ontario, grade 3 students draw on their connection with the land and their own background knowledge through a Land-Exploration-Based Approach to learn about structures and their functions. T...
By Leonora Rochwerger, Brenda Mason, Leeya Lazarovic, Miga Kim