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NSTA Press Book
It's Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5
It’s Still Debatable! encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to teach the content and thinking skills K–5 students need to explore real-world questions like these: • Is football too dangerous for kids? • Do we need zoos? �...
By Sami Kahn
eBook
Physics in Motion, Grade K: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)
What if you could challenge your kindergartners to create a mini roller coaster as an entry point to understanding the physics of motion? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...
eBook
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain (e-book)
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5 is a one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine how you teach science in elementary school. The book discusses two popular approaches for structuring your lessons: POE (Predict, Observe, and Expl...
NSTA Press Book
Making Sense of Science and Religion: Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond
The authors of Making Sense of Science and Religion believe that addressing interactions between science and religion is part of all science educators’ collective job—and that this is the book that will help you facilitate discussion when the top...
By Joseph W. Shane, Lee Meadows, Ronald S. Hermann, Ian C. Binns
Journal Article
Preschool students learn about engineering through designing and testing homes. ...
By Barbara A. Bradley, Kelli Thomas, and A. Allen Bradley Jr.
Journal Article
Never Too Young to be a Citizen Scientist!
Kindergarteners learn about plants and seasons through a yearlong project. ...
By Mary Hatton, Sara Grimbilas, Caroline Kane, and Tara Kenyon
Journal Article
Teaching STEM in the Preschool Classroom
By Alissa A. Lange, Kimberly Brenneman, and Hagit Mano.
Journal Article
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. ...
By Christine Anne Royce
Journal Article
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. ...
By Kimberly Lott, Sara Urbanek-Carney, and April Mitchell
Journal Article
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. ...
By Marisa Garcia, Christine Gentry, Elissa Jordan, Bekka Nolan, and Christine M. Cunningham
Journal Article
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. ...
By Lauren Burrow and Chrissy Cross
Journal Article
Investigating anthropogenic litter in local ecosystems ...
By Lara Smetana, Lauren Wisbrock, Micah Zaker, and Timothy Hoellein
Journal Article
Debates over water allocation help students understand Earth systems. ...
By Amy Gilbert and Abigail Turner-Nesmith
Journal Article
Student-Driven Citizen Science
Investigating marine plastic pollution ...
By Abby Plummer and John Van Dis
Journal Article
Applying geology concepts to an investigation into human behavior ...
By Anne Farley Schoeffler
Journal Article
Students measure growth trends in the school woods. ...
By Darrell Hendrickson and Marcia Goodrich
Journal Article
Saving the Forest for the Trees
Collaborative science projects you can join ...
By Jill Nugent
Journal Article
How our daily lives affect biodiversity
Updating Perennial Classroom Favorites ...
By Jodi Takei
Journal Article
Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions ...
By Cole Entress
Journal Article
What biases are in my internet searches?
Bringing other subjects into the classroom ...
By Raja Ridgway
Journal Article
Mapping the impact of the schoolyard on watershed health
Hardware, software, and websites for use in the classroom ...
By Emily J. Rees
Journal Article
From the Editor's Desk: The key to service learning
Science Scope's editor shares thoughts on the current issue....
Journal Article
Test Blueprints in the Science Classroom
Sitting in a fall staff meeting, you lean over to tell a science teacher colleague you have settled in for the school year. You have learned your students’ names, your seating chart has changed, and your first evaluation date has been set. Your pri...
By Kurtz Miller, Terri Caprio, Tonie Smarr, Kathleen Guest Bledsoe, and Katie Pettinichi
Journal Article
Encouraging student voices in the science classroom
Notes from the field editor ...
By Ann Haley Mackenzie
Journal Article
Editor's Note: Early Childhood Engineering Experiences
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal
Science and Children—October 2019
Preschool and early childhood elementary students are constantly faced with inherent problems to solve in their daily lives. In this issue of Science & Children, find out how you can engage young learners in engineering design....
Journal
By nature, adolescents often desire to make a difference in the world, but aren’t always afforded the opportunity. Provide students with actionable steps to improve the health of our planet with the articles found in this issue of Science Scope....
Journal
The Science Teacher—October 2019
Teaching the periodic table is a central part of chemistry, whether it involves memorizing the symbols of the elements, learning about the properties of the families, or understanding its general organization. This year, The International Year of the...
Book Chapter
Science and Religion as Part of Our Professional Responsibilities
In this first chapter, we make the argument that addressing science and religion is, in fact, part of our collective job. We review four domains of science teaching to make our case and to assist you in explaining, justifying, and defending your choi...