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Engineering in Kindergarten & 1st Grade
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Kindergarten -- Animal Life Cycles
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How Are the Standards Different?
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How Are the Standards Different? New Standards for a New Generation In April 2013, the science education community welcomed Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The voluntary standards describe important scientific ideas and practices that all students should learn by the time they leave…
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The Development of the Next Generation Science Standards
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The Development of the Next Generation Science Standards An NSTA Background Paper Writers of Science for All Americans (AAAS 1989) were the first to clearly define the “understandings and ways of thinking [that] are essential for all citizens in a world shaped by science and technology.”…
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Austin Golding, Kindergarten, Weather and clouds(mostly clouds)
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Kindergarten Citizen Scientists: Taking Action to Save the Earth
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My kindergarten students recently became citizen scientists as they investigated their big questions about the natural world around them. The snow finally melted, the critters have made their appearance, and the plants…
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Maine's Kindergarten iPad2 1-to-1 Initiative
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CNN video: Kindergartners getting iPads Years ago, I followed closely the Maine schools 1-to-1 laptop project. I found it interesting on multiple levels, but also I was skeptical for several reasons. Not that…
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Science Education Checklist “What Should I Look for in the Science Program in My Child's School?” A Guide for Parents developed by SciMathMN Parents often ask, What can I do to support good science education? One of the most helpful things parents can do is support not only their student, but also the schools and…
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Parent Q & A Download this page as a PDF in color or black-and-white. Download the abbreviated two-page PDF in color or black-and-white. Translations Next Generation Science Standards: Fostering Science Learning to Last a Lifetime A strong foundation…
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Kindergarten teacher shares her class' bird investigation
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Talking with other early childhood educators enriches my understanding of how children learn and I often learn good ideas for teaching about particular science concepts. I had an online conversation with Mary Myron who…
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Transitioning to kindergarten: hearing from children who have been there
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Some elementary schools on a “year-round” or “modified calendar” are about to begin a new school year on Monday, and many others begin in September. Children from my “fours” classes are among the new kindergarten…
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Kindergarten teachers–webinar for you on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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Investigating motion. Just a quick post to alert you to the National Science Teachers Association webinar, Teaching NGSS in Elementary School—Kindergarten, for Kindergarten teachers, underwritten by …
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