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  • Editor's Note: The “Fundamental Tools” of Science

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    Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

  • The Early Years: Taking Math Outside

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    This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue uses children’s interest in collecting outdoor objects to develop their number sense and to build their…

  • Teaching Through Trade Books: Becoming a Citizen Scientist

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    This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Both of this month’s activities focus on students identifying potential citizen science topics and contributing to actual research.

  • The Poetry of Science: The Math of Science

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    Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Use this poem to point out that scientists use clocks, timers, and stopwatches to collect and record information.

  • Science 101: Q: How Do Self-Driving Cars Work?

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    This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the science behind self-driving cars.

  • Science 102: Match Magic

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    This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers The Sound of One Hand Clapping challenge from last month.

  • Methods and Strategies: Ask the Right Question

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    This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use literature and higher-level thinking questions to enhance science instruction.

  • Engineering Encounters: The Internet of Things for Kids

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    This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In the “Talking Window Garden” project, students create “smart” plant pots that use sensors to collect and analyze data on the health of their…

  • Is It Engineering or Not?

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    To bring engineering tasks into the classroom, know what qualifies—and what doesn’t.

  • Modeling a Membrane

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    Using engineering design to simulate cell transport processes.

  • Myths About the Nature of Technology and Engineering

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    Using the philosophy of technology and engineering to expose misconceptions.

  • The Stories of Inventions

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    An interdisciplinary, project-based unit for U.S. history students.

  • Troubleshooting Portfolios

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    Using Troubleshooting Portfolios to enhance students’ science practices and concepts when doing engineering design.

  • Editor's Corner: Engineering for the Future

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    The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.

  • Science 2.0: Align Your Curriculum With the ISTE Standards

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    This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue provides some scaffolding to help teachers align the ISTE standards to the example activities in our previous columns.

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