Science and Children—September/October 2021

Volume 59, Number 1

September/October 2021

In this issue of Science and Children, we focus on how teachers plan for and implement three-dimensional lessons for a wide variety of topics for all grades. Look for the common theme threaded through all the articles in providing opportunities for students to experience science and engineering “as” scientists and engineers through sensemaking and student-led inquiries.

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Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Early Childhood Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Three-Dimensional Learning

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Students Repairing the World Through Science and Imagination

By Arthur Eisenkraft

Elementary STEM Technology

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Tech-Rich Approaches to Three-Dimensional Teaching

Pre-service Teachers Instructional Materials Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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Rubber Ducky Helps With Science

By Christine Anne Royce

Early Childhood Elementary 5E Literacy Physical Science

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Poetry in Three Dimensions

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Elementary Literacy Physical Science

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Mesozoic Measurement

By Laura B. Schneider and Angelique Kelly

Elementary 5E Earth & Space Science Pedagogy Three-Dimensional Learning

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Turning on the Three-Dimensional Switch

By Zach Hurdle, Angela Stanford, Katy Nix, and Nick Perry

Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Environmental Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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5E and the PEs

By William Thornburgh, Justin McFadden, and Brian Robinson

Pre-service Teachers 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials NGSS Performance Expectations

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Let's Build a Fast Car

By Pei-Ying Wu, Sharon Arias, and Jacqueline Hernandez

Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Let's Give Them Something to Talk About

By Anne Craddock

5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary NGSS Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Motivating Three-Dimensional Learning From Students’ Questions

By Tara A.W. McGill, Gail Housman, and Brian J. Reiser

Elementary Pre-service Teachers Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

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Q: What Is Energy?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

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Not Your Average Parachute

By Kelsey Lipsitz, Fred Stein, Lynn Rankin, Barry Kluger-Bell, and Rachel Jordan

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Learning the Temperature Dependency of Matter by Making Ice Cream

By Patrick Brown

Elementary 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Three-Dimensional Learning

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A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride

By Dena Harshbarger and Joseph Wiechman

Elementary 5E Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Engineering NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Three-Dimensional Learning

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Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

By Alison Haas, Jennifer Whitten, and Carol Biskupic Knight

Elementary Computer Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Environmental Science Interdisciplinary NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning