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Recording observations and collecting data about birds
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Birds are wild animals that children are quite likely to see and recognize. They live in the city and in the country and in between, all over the world. Why not begin talking about the birds that your students see…
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Supporting children's observation: what will they remember?
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Two particularly inquisitive and bright former preK students (siblings) unexpectedly attended a workshop I gave for early childhood teachers about bringing local butterflies into the classroom for observation. Instead…
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NSTA Daily Do: What can I observe in the outdoors?
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Why are most auroras observed near the North and South Poles?
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Two New NSTA Kids Books Highlight Importance of Observation
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Two new children’s books published by NSTA Kids, a division of NSTA Press, are filled with rich illustrations and highlight the importance of discovery, observation, and investigation. In From Flower to Fruit, young…
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Observe. Everything. Young children, Science Friday and walks in nature
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Why is a spider hanging out on a flower? Two-year-old children observed this spider but haven’t yet asked a question about it. Give them time. #ObserveEverything “Observation is that first step to discovery,” noted…
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Children's drawings reflect their observations—and their thoughts
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Here’s what I love about the early childhood education community: the communication, sharing thoughts and wonderings! In the November 2010 Early Years column in NSTA’s elementary school journal, Science and Children…
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Looking Up: Make Satellite Observations by Matching What a Satellite Sees!
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Resources for the Session: Looking Up: Make Satellite Observations by Matching What a Satellite Sees! to be used with participation in the S'COOL Project
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Discovering Science: teaching science and observation skills (roots, grades 2-3)
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Every science lesson requires students to listen, look, and learn. But do all students have the keen observations skills it takes? Watch what is happening during a science lesson. Students are busy working together. But…
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Observing, Learning about, Appreciating, and (Maybe) Holding Small Animals Such As Insects
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In the fall we may begin to see more spiders in our houses and schools. Why is that? Are they moving indoors as the weather cools? The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture dispels this myth with some spider facts…
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Big learning from short observations of birds: February 17-20, 2017
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Walk outside with your children, watch and count birds for 15 minutes while recording the names of those you know, and report your bird count to be part of a world-wide citizen-science project to collect data on…
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Using tools to move water: observing children's creative problem solving
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I’m looking for ideas on how children can move water in different ways outdoors when the weather warms up. Ideally we’d have a shallow, slow-moving stream of pristine water nearby…. Indoor water exploration, in…
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Share Observations and Ideas About Teaching STEM in COVID Times Using Innovators’ Compass Online
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How can we use the patterns in motion we observed to explain how the JWST was launched into space?
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