Career of the Month: Interdisciplinary Technologist

Journal Article | November 2016

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes George Church's career path to becoming an interdisciplinary technologist.

Right to the Source: Aerial Photos Change the Face of War

Journal Article | November 2016

Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This month's issue discusses the effects of photography on war strategy.

Constructing Arguments With 3-D Printed Models

Journal Article | December 2016

Fourth-grade students model the external structure and function of bottom-dwelling fish.

Crime Scene Soil Investigation

Journal Article | December 2016

Fifth graders use mobile learning to solve a “crime.”

Zooming in on Science

Journal Article | December 2016

Using technology in a garden unit enhances both subjects.

Science Notebooks for the 21st Century

Journal Article | December 2016

Going digital provides opportunities to learn with technology rather than from technology.

Get Ready for the Great American Eclipse!

Journal Article | December 2016

A once-in-a-lifetime event provides an opportunity to increase science literacy.

What’s Lurking in Our Lake?

Journal Article | December 2016

Technology aids second-grade students in data collection.

Editor's Note: The Dilemmas of Technology

Journal Article | December 2016

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

The Poetry of Science: Think It, Build It, Make It

Journal Article | December 2016

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue discusses inventing with technology.

The Early Years: Integrating Digital Tools

Journal Article | December 2016

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue talks about how digital media and robotics fit into the early childhood curriculum.

Teaching Through Trade Books: Teaming Up: Trade Books and Technology

Journal Article | December 2016

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s trade books teach students about external and internal structures that allow animals and humans to survive.

Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge

Journal Article | December 2016

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue discusses the optimizations that will serve to inform readers of seven recommendations for optimizing an engineering lesson.

Methods and Strategies: Using Argument-Based Inquiry Strategies for STEM Infused Science Teaching

Journal Article | December 2016

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This article focuses on an argument-based inquiry (ABI) approach to a fourth-grade unit on waves. A fourth-grade teacher included multiple…

Using Systems Mapping to Plan Scientific Investigations

Journal Article | December 2016

Learn how to map mental models that students use to explain how the world works.