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Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how science educators at a large southea...

By Tammy D. Lee and Bonnie Glass

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers New Science Teachers Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Building Engagement in STEM Through Career Courses at Two-Year Institutions

Community colleges enroll almost half of U.S. undergraduates and were predicted to produce 12% of the workforce for STEM professions in 2018. Half of these students are the first in their families to attend college and therefore are more likely unfam...

By Jamie Pawloski and Patrick Shabram

Careers STEM

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The Priceless Gift

By Lester Paldy

Postsecondary Careers STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Supporting Ambitious Science Teaching, January 26, 2021

In this Teacher Tip Tuesday we'll look at how Ambitious Science Teaching helps teachers focus on finding ways for all students to participate in science, making science compelling to a wider group of learners, and providing the means for students to ...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary

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The Feeding Minds and Families Afterschool STEM Program

By Quyen L. Aoh, Cheyenne L. Barger, and Maile Chang

Middle School Informal Education Inclusion Interdisciplinary STEM

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Re-imagining the Role of Families as Equal Partners in STEM Learning

By Tarana Khan and Susana Beltran Grimm

Early Childhood Informal Education Inclusion Mathematics Multicultural Research

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Leveraging Out-of-School STEM Programs During COVID-19

By Alaine Allen, Mackenzie Ball, David Bild, David N. Boone, Dominique Briggs, Disan Davis, Lori Delale-O’Connor, Rebecca Gonda, Jennifer Iriti, Alison Slinskey Legg, Courtney Long, Chris Matthis, Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, and Talia Stol

Informal Education Citizen Science Crosscutting Concepts Equity STEM

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Engaging Families With GLOBE Observer

By Theresa Schwerin, Heather A. Fischer, and Heather Mortimer

Informal Education Citizen Science Climate Change Earth & Space Science Multilingual Learners Environmental Science STEM

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Remembering Bill

By Linda Froschauer, Brian Diskin, and Matt Bobrowsky

News

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What a Year

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Earth & Space Science News

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It's Dark So Early!

By Carolyn S. Collins and Molly D. Perkins

Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Science and Engineering Practices

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Making It Bounce

By April Mitchell and Kimberly Lott

Early Childhood 5E Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices

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Building Science Language

By Sara Nelson and Patti Allen

Elementary Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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What Cycles in the Sky Can Students Observe?

By Matthew Bobrowsky

Elementary Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Teaching Strategies

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Up To the Moon!

By Pamela Lottero-Perdue and Cody Sandifer

Elementary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Science in the Literacy Block

By Kimberly Lott and Sarah Clark

Early Childhood Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Literacy NGSS Teaching Strategies

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Using Literature in the Science Classroom

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

Why do we only seem to catch carp?

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

How Can Cows on the Move Help Rebuild Entire Ecosystems?

Middle School Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Family-Based Astronomy

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Phenomena

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Chimborazo Then and Now

By Ron Gray, Dane Henderson and Natalie Rothenberg

Middle School Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science

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Moving Continents

By Jeff D. Thomas, Sally Valentino Drew and Kelsey Constantino

Earth & Space Science Inquiry Labs NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Fact or Fiction

By Krista L. Adams, Emily L. Zuccaro and Jilliane R. McCardle

Middle School Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy

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Utilizing Picture Books to Teach Through Notable Females in Science

By Lisa M. Ciecierski, Jodie Styers, and Daniell DiFrancesa

Careers Equity Inclusion Instructional Materials Literacy Multicultural NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Using Trade Books and Biographies to Bring the Practices of Engineering to Life

By Julie K. Jackson and Michelle Forsythe

Middle School Engineering Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

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Rosie Revere’s Orangutan Dilemma

By Tyler S. Love and Carolyn J. Griess

Elementary Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Engineering Interdisciplinary Maker Spaces Teaching Strategies Technology

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Decoding the Corn Field

By Dante Cisterna, Erin Ingram, Devarati Bhattacharya, Ranu Roy and Cory Forbes

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

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Digging Deeper Into Virtual Learning

By Kaitlyn McGlynn and Janey Kelly

Inclusion Instructional Materials Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Self-Donning Sterile Gloves

By Amy E. Trauth and Jenni M. Buckley

Middle School Careers Engineering Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science

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Science in Your Stacks

By Julie K. Jackson, Michelle Forsythe and Leo Contreras

Middle School 5E Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy NGSS Pedagogy

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Multimodal Text Sets to Use Literature and Engage All Learners in the Science Classroom

By Amy Lannin, Rachel Juergensen, Cassandra Smith, Heba Abdelnaby, Delinda van Garderen, William Folk, Torrey Palmer and Lori Pinkston

Middle School Equity Inclusion Instructional Materials Literacy Teaching Strategies

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Count Birds for Science This Winter With Project FeederWatch

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Biology Citizen Science General Science Interdisciplinary Labs

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Integrating Computer Science to Enhance Remote Learning

By Raja Ridgway

Computer Science Engineering Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

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Virtual Sungazing

By Sarah Glassman, Elizabeth Shepard, Ryan Seymour, and Christina Zdawczyk

Early Childhood Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Teaching Strategies

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Sun Tracker

By Tom Lough and Kim Hollifield

Early Childhood Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials

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Dinosaur Detectives

By Laura B. Schneider and Angelique Kelly

Early Childhood 5E Earth & Space Science Evolution Teaching Strategies

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Weather Versus Climate: What’s the Difference?

By Christine Anne Royce

Elementary Earth & Space Science Literacy Teaching Strategies

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To the Moon With Poetry

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Early Childhood Instructional Materials Literacy

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Earth & Space Science for Young Learners

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Earth & Space Science Teaching Strategies

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Why Science Teachers Must Employ Interdisciplinary Science Methods to Save the World

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Interdisciplinary