Learning About Plants With STEAM

Journal Article | June 2016

In a yearlong unit on plants, students use art to make models of their subjects.

Teaching Through Trade Books: The Purpose of Individual Parts and Processes

Journal Article | June 2016

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. The activities in this month’s issue have students examine the purposes of different plant or animal parts and then adapt these to solve a human problem…

Formative Assessment Probes: Big and Small Seeds

Journal Article | June 2016

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue links formative assessment probes to the scientific practices.

The Early Years: Discovering Through Deconstruction

Journal Article | June 2016

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students exploring the structure of and noticing parts of a fruit while taking it apart.

Making the Transition to Three-Dimensional Teaching

Journal Article | June 2016

An NGSS@NSTA curator and elementary science specialist shares how to evaluate teaching materials using the EQuIP rubric.

Methods and Strategies: Oral Science Stories

Journal Article | June 2016

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use culturally responsive storytelling to teach socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

Engineering Encounters: No, David! But Yes, Design!

Journal Article | June 2016

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue describes how kindergarten students are introduced to a design way of thinking.

Science 101: Q: How Do We Distinguish Between Living and Nonliving Things?

Journal Article | June 2016

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the criteria used to define living versus nonliving.

Science 102: The Speed of Light

Journal Article | June 2016

This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Falling Pennies challenge from last month.

Editor's Note: From Molecules to Organisms

Journal Article | June 2016

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

Evaluating the Egg Drop: Using the EQuIp Rubric to Ensure Activities Meet the Next Generation Science Standards

Journal Article | June 2016

Learn how to use the EQuIP rubric to see if your lab activities are living up to the new standards.

WISEngineering Hydroponics: A Technology-Enhanced, Life Science Engineering Design Unit

Journal Article | June 2016

Develop students’ understanding of photosynthesis and cellular respiration with this online engineering resource.

Bone Tissue Engineering: An Interactive Engineering Design Module

Journal Article | June 2016

Design and test a cranial mesh implant to learn how engineers apply science to solve real-world problems.

Engineering Technology for the Digital World

Journal Article | June 2016

Explain how 1s and 0s are used to create the digital world around us.

Engineering Seltzer Rockets

Journal Article | June 2016

Test and refine student-constructed rockets to explore the practices of science and engineering outlined in the NGSS.