Science and Children—September/October 2022

Volume 60, Number 1

Joyful Science

This school year, let’s find ways to make learning joyful. When I think of joyful learning, I do not think only about the development of lifelong learners ready to ask questions, who actively dive into an inquiry, but I also see children who exhibit curiosity and inquisitiveness and are actively having fun. Making the learning meaningful and joyful includes attending to social-emotional learning needs and capitalizing on student interest, questions, and wonderment.

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Joyful Science

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Early Childhood Elementary New Science Teachers Teaching Strategies

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Preschoolers’ Science Learning Can Be Joyful—Using a Play-Based, Project Approach

By Shelly Lynn Counsell

Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

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Joyful Science

By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey

Elementary Instructional Materials Technology

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Starting With Science

By Christine Anne Royce

Early Childhood Elementary Careers Instructional Materials Literacy

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Joyful Science

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Early Childhood Elementary Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy

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Have You Ever Been in a Volcano?

By Jill Raisor and Tony Maria

Early Childhood Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies

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Visualizing Habitats

By Jesse Wilcox and Abby Rose

Elementary Biology Instructional Materials NGSS

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Mystery Critters

By Allison Esparza, Sara Raven, and Kaelyn Parks

Elementary Biology Life Science Teaching Strategies

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Project-based Learning in Argentina

By Valeria Vincent, Frieda Powell, Emily Adah Miller, and Susan Codere Kelly

Crosscutting Concepts Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

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Invading Wild

By Kean Roberts and Jerrid Kruse

Elementary Biology Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Life Science Teaching Strategies

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Q: Do you have a weather-related activity that my students would enjoy?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies

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Walk of Wild Things

By Melinda Hammerschmidt, Rebecca Crowder Dischner, and Dea Borneman

Elementary Biology Interdisciplinary Life Science STEM

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Migrating Beyond the Classroom

By Michelle Monette, Jeffrey Brewster, Nicole Lalier, Joy Pires, and Theodora Pinou

Biology Interdisciplinary Life Science Teacher Preparation

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Can’t Pick It Up?

By Erdogan Kaya, Hasan Deniz, and Ezgi Yesilyurt

Elementary Engineering Instructional Materials STEM Technology

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How Plants Gain Weight

By April Mitchell, Cayme Olsen, and Kimberly Lott

Elementary Biology Life Science NGSS

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Let’s Work Together

By Kathleen Easley and Jamie Lehto

Elementary Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies