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Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education
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STEM-ify Me: It’s Elementary! Designing Butterfly Wings
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Guest Editorial: Elementary Science Education in the K–12 System
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Elementary science is a critical part of the K–12 science education system. Tragically, the enactment of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has greatly diminished the time spent on teaching science in many elementary schools.…
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Engineering Encounters: Am I Really Teaching Engineering to Elementary Students?
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Lessons from an environmental engineering summer camp for first and second graders.
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Targeted Courses in Inquiry Science for Future Elementary School Teachers
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This study reports on targeted science courses for undergraduate childhood education majors. We describe an inquiry-oriented, threecourse sequence spanning physical, life, and environmental science. All three courses…
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High Schoolers in Motion: Imparting Newtonian knowledge to elementary students
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As part of an initiative called "Partners in Education," students from a high school principles of engineering course instruct fifth graders in Newton's laws.
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Spatial Thinking Strategies: Promoting cognitive processes in the elementary classroom
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While some people consider spatial thinking a “gift” that only some individuals have, many others view spatial thinking as a cognitive process that can be developed. Much research supports the developmental view of…