Science and Children—January/February 2023

Volume 60, Number 3

Energy

In this issue of Science and Children, we address energy by examining how it can be a starting point for deeper learning, help build student-generated testable questions, foster scientific explanations, and allow students to trace energy through ecosystems. As we make learning accessible and meaningful, we help build the foundation for a deeper dive into these concepts in middle and high school.

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“Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.” — Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything ...

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Preschoolers “On the Move” with Energy

By Shelly Lynn Counsell

Early Childhood Instructional Materials Physical Science Teaching Strategies

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Solar Power

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Literacy

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Leadership Matters!

By Page Keeley

Elementary Administrators Advocacy Leadership

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Energy in Its Many Forms

By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey

Elementary Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Seeing The Light

By Christine Anne Royce

Elementary Literacy NGSS Phenomena Physical Science

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Let Me Tell You A Story

By Janet Yamaguchi

Disciplinary Core Ideas Physical Science

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Eco Chess

By Colby Tofel-Grehl, Sarah Braden, Candace Penrod, Laura Wheeler, Tyler Hansen, Andrew Jones, and Clayton Chamberlain

Elementary Interdisciplinary Life Science Physical Science Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Come On Feel The Noise

By Ellen Gow, Jerrid Kruse, Susan Wees, Kristy Dee, and Leslie Hernandez

Elementary Inquiry Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

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Modeling Energy

By Delaney Carone, Ashley Perkins, and Catherine Scott

Elementary Instructional Materials NGSS Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

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Is It A Change?

By Patrick Brown

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Q: How Does the Sun’s Heat Get To Us Here on Earth?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary Phenomena Physical Science

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Placemat Instructions

By Sara Willner-Giwerc, Rachel Hsin, Sonia Mody, and Chris Rogers

Engineering Makerspace NGSS Technology

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At the Zooseum

By Bonnie Glass, Sara Dail, Nicole Ahn, and Tammy Lee

Biology Crosscutting Concepts Life Science

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Learning to Teach with Science Representations

By Meredith Park Rogers, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Celeste Nicholas, Dionne Cross Francis, and Joshua Danish

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Performance Expectations Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Building Better Questions

By Ronald Rinehart and Mason Kuhn

Engineering NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Technology