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  • Science 2.0: Build Your Professional Network

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    This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue looks at how to build a professional development and resource network using social media.

  • The Green Room: The Global Water Crisis

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    This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue talks about activities and videos that relate to the availability of clean water.

  • Health Wise: Meeting Students' Special Needs

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    This Q…

  • Idea Bank: Exploring the History of Science With Movies

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    The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank describes resources that can help teachers integrate the stories of scientists' lives into core content.

  • Career of the Month: Science and Technology Librarian

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    This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Louise Deis's career path to becoming a science and technology librarian.

  • Safer Science: Safety in the Field

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    This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses field trip safety.

  • Putting Ideas on Paper

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    Formulating scientific explanations using the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CEF) framework.

  • Poetry Rocks!

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    Writing poetry provides an engaging and creative outlet for primary students to share observations made during scientific investigations.

  • Map It Then Write It

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    Primary students have many options for graphic organizers to help develop writing skills in science.

  • Science for Two Voices

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    In a poetry-inspired invertebrate investigation, observations are the basis for both scientific discovery and writing.

  • Programming Digital Stories and How-To Animations

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    Computer science and engineering design in the science classroom.

  • Editor's Note: Specialized Writing

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

  • Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom

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    Integrate the three dimensions of the NGSS to figure out phenomena and design solutions to problems.

  • Teaching Through Trade Books: That Was Then, This Is Now

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    This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue includes nonfiction and historical fiction selections that help to demonstrate similarities and differences "then and now" while…

  • The Early Years: Documenting Discoveries

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    This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes how to engage students in long-term observation and data collection as part of caring for a living…

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