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  • Reading and Organizational Challenges

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    Reading and Organizational Challenges Reading Disabilities Reading disabilities are among the most common and far reaching disabilities.  If a child has difficulty reading they are unable to access most of the information presented in school and in addition they are usually very reluctant learners…

  • Science Resources for Parents

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    Science Resources for Parents Check out these great science activities for K-12 students and their families and resources for teaching science Elementary (K–5) Middle level (6–9) High school (9–12)   Support your child’s science learning at home…

  • Guidelines for Authors: Science and Children

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    Guidelines for Authors: Science and Children About Science and Children Science and Children is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioners' journal for grade PreK–5 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science supervisors…

  • Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Teaching and Learning in Science: Elementary Space Science

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    This course is intended for elementary school teachers who use hands-on curricula. The topics include the Moon and lunar phases, patterns and changes in the night sky, the Sun’s appearance over the day and over the year…

  • Wonder, Walls, and Waves: A Student-Led, Inquiry-Based Approach to Engineering Design in Elementary Classrooms   

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    As our first-grade class was returning to our classroom after recess, a learner directed our attention to our school’s newest retaining wall. He asked, “Why is the wall always falling apart on that side?” A rich…

  • NSTA Position Statements

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    NSTA Position Statements Aerospace Education Animals: Responsible Use of Live Animals and Dissection in the Science Classroom  (under revision) Assessment  (under development) Climate Science, The Teaching of…

  • Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science: Professional Book Study for K-5 Teachers

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    Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science is a unique classroom resource, first and foremost, because of its assumption of ability rather than disability. Authors…

  • Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Teachers Need to Attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo

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    Come join us at the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo. It is the event where early childhood and lower elementary teachers need to be. It is a unique event where you will find a great deal of focused ideas on how to…

  • Calendar

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    Calendar September 2025Tuesday, Sep. 9Member Web Seminar • Supporting Teachers in an OpenSciEd Classroom—Tools, Strategies, and SolutionsRegistration Open • NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisHousing Open • NSTA National Conference in MinneapolisApplications Open • Exhibits for NSTA National…

  • COVID-19 Pandemic Safer Science/STEM Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments Instruction Disclaimer Statement

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    COVID-19 Pandemic Safer Science/STEM Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments Instruction Disclaimer Statement (Note: This disclaimer statement is recommended for instructors to include with their course outline and all online or at home science/STEM lab activities.) “The safety precautions/protocols outlined for…

  • Online Extras: Physics in Motion, Grade K (STEM Road Map)

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    Online Extras: Physics in Motion, Grade K (STEM Road Map) If you have purchased Physics in Motion, Grade K: STEM Road Map for Elementary School, you can view the accompanying materials online. These resources are for your personal use only and are not to be redistributed. To view the online extras, please type in…

  • How Can You Assess the Science Your Children Are Doing and Learning?

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    A guest post by Cindy Hoisington (choisington@edc.org), an early childhood science educator and researcher at Education Development Center Inc. in Waltham MA; Regan Vidiksis, a researcher at Education Development Center…

  • Online Extras: Influence of Waves, Grade 1 (STEM Road Map)

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    Online Extras: Influence of Waves, Grade 1 (STEM Road Map) If you have purchased Influence of Waves, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School, you can view the accompanying materials online. These resources are for your personal use only and are not to be redistributed. To view the online extras, please type in…

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