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The Hoonton PARKnership is a cooperative learning program that pairs a public elementary school and a state park to involve students of all abilities in exciting, interactive outdoor learning adventures. In the program…
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Methods and Strategies: Science and Literacy Centers
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In recent years, science has taken a backseat to reading and mathematics in many primary classrooms. Imaginative teachers have coped with this loss of science time by creatively integrating science topics into reading…
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To recognize the benefit of science notebooks, they should be viewed as useful, personalized tools rather than an assignment. This article examines how the teacher can offer support while still ensuring that the…
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Teachers in this school district soon realized they were on different paths in science literacy and one district had no science standards. This article describes their journey to identify science standards and…
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What Belongs in Your 15-Bean Soup?
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Students can use seed characteristics to discriminate between the different kinds of legumes using taxonomic classification processes of sorting and ranking, followed by construction of taxonomic keys. In this learning…
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Science Shorts: Plants on the Move
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A person gets goose bumps or shivers when they are cold. A rabbit darts down a hole at a loud noise. These two actions are examples of a living things responding to its environment. All living things respond to their…
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“The Dirty Water Challenge” is a fun activity that teaches children about their environment in an engaging and practical way. Inquiry is embedded within the practical—students have to design, plan, and then build their…
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Connecting Mathematics and Science: A Learning Community That Helps Math-Phobic Students
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Many undergraduate students admit to having a fear of math courses. To address this issue, the authors created a learning community that teaches math content in the context of science. This paper outlines the positive…
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Project WET's Make a Splash Water Education Days provide plentiful learning opportunities for elementary students and preservice teachers. At these annual, all-day events held in nearly every state across the country…
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Explore this weeklong unit on solar energy that supports math and science learning.
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Teaching Teachers: Preservice Teachers' Views of Scientists
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This study demonstrates the importance of changing educators' perceptions and understandings of science and scientists.
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Teaching through Trade Books: Seeing and Sorting Seashells
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Have the winter doldrums left your students wistful for summer? Why not initiate a seashell classification activity to rekindle their interest in science and learning! Children love to handle and examine shells at any…
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Science Sampler: Picture this-- Your students can't wait to review for a test!
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Getting students to enjoy reviewing for a unit test was a challenge for this author, who developed Picture Review Pages. A Picture Review Page is a paper with illustrations representing each of the main concepts in a…
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank, the teacher introduces the “Bird Beak Lab.” This lab incorporates graphing, data collection,…
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After the Bell: Developing Sun Sense—Learning about protection from the Sun’s rays
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The American Academy of Dermatology (2008) reports that our students will experience 80% of their lifetime exposure to the Sun by the time they are 18. Further, research has demonstrated that continued exposure to the…
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