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Influence of Waves, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book Sample)
Available for Pre-order. This product will be released in OCTOBER 2019What if you could challenge your first graders to create instruments they can play in their own “Show Me the Waves” musical show? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curric...
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Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12 (Book Sample)
Show your students how amazing it can be to just “see what will happen” when they blend biology, engineering, and serendipity. Focusing on innovations sparked by accidental or unexpected observations, the case studies in this resource are a livel...
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It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (Book Sample)
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? �...
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Making Sense of Science and Religion: Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond (Book Sample)
“I have been hoping for a volume like this for a long time. Making Sense of Science and Religion marshals the best scholarship on science and religion toward the deeply practical aim of helping science teachers understand what is at stake for both ...
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Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Teacher Edition (Book Sample)
How do our bodies manage to heal wounds, build the stamina to run marathons, and give us the energy—even while we’re sleeping—to keep us alive and functioning? Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity prompts high school students to explore fa...
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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain (Book Sample)
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...
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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, First Grade (e-book)
Picture Perfect Science: Grade 1 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...
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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Third Grade (e-book)
Picture Perfect Science: Grade 3 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...
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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Fourth Grade (e-book)
Picture Perfect Science: Grade 4 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...
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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Fifth Grade (e-book)
Picture Perfect Science: Grade 5 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...
Journal Article
Let’s Take This Show on the Road!
A STEM-focused Antiques Roadshow engages second- and third-grade students....
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Second-grade students build water diversion structures to protect plants...
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Integrating science and social and emotional learning improves collaborative discourse and science understanding....
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Formative Assessment Probes: Supporting Literacy Capacities of Speaking and Listening
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment....
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The Poetry of Science: Making Connections
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways....
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Water, Water Everywhere!
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature....
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Teaching Teachers: No Time for Science?
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers....
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Science 101: How can you weigh less without losing mass?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers....
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Methods and Strategies: Multiple Modes in Science Instruction
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching....
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Engineering Encounters: Building Bridges
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering....
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Editor's Note: Connections Across Curricula
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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Developing a Highway Crash Safety Barrier
Using science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas to solve problems...
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Moving From Product-Driven Models to Meaningful Practices
Applying evidence-based ways to help teachers creatively approach scientific models...
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A Metacognitive Approach to the Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices
Modifying and executing practice trackers in the classroom using metacognitive exercises...
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Keeping Critical Thinking Afloat
Creating compelling NGSS storylines for environmental solutions...
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Exploring maker spaces, engineering, and more...
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Teacher's Toolkit: Using existing lessons to create three-dimensional lessons
How-to strategies and classroom management tips...
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Disequilibrium: Why do some objects fall faster than others?
Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions...