EQuIP-ped for Success

Journal Article | December 2014

A rubric to help implement the Next Generation Science Standards.

Looking Through the Energy Lens

Journal Article | January 2015

A strategy helps students develop a fuller view of energy's role in a variety of phenomena.

Go With the Flow

Journal Article | January 2015

Fifth-grade students write about the flow of energy and matter through an ecosystem.

Physical Education Meets Physical Science

Journal Article | January 2015

An interdisciplinary lesson allows students to experience physical science firsthand.

How Does My Brain Pay Attention?

Journal Article | January 2015

A series of activities teaches students about attention and what they can do to control it.

Inquiry-Based Science and the Next Generation Science Standards: A Magnetic Attraction

Journal Article | January 2015

An emergent inquiry unit allows students to reach their own conclusions about magnets.

Editor's Note: Energy and Matter

Journal Article | January 2015

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

Teaching Through Trade Books: Understanding Matter and Energy

Journal Article | January 2015

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue, students determine the characteristics of matter in its three states. They then explore what produces energy and how it can be…

The Early Years: Where Does the "Warm" Go?

Journal Article | January 2015

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue helps children learn about the transfer of heat from one material to another.

Engineering Encounters: Think It, Design It, Build It, Test It, Refine It

Journal Article | January 2015

A unit on water quality ends with a water filtration engineering design activity.

Methods and Strategies: KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science

Journal Article | January 2015

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue provides an update to the KLEW chart, which adds a tool for explanation building.

Science 101: How Should We Label Different Kinds of Energy?

Journal Article | January 2015

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses different types of energy.

Reading and Writing Alignment Across Content Areas

Journal Article | January 2015

Align the literacy requirements of your science and social studies instruction with your reading and writing curriculum.

Teaching Graph Literacy Across the Curriculum

Journal Article | January 2015

Work with English and language arts teachers to improve students' ability to read and interpret graphs.

The Who, What, When, Where, and How of Waves

Journal Article | January 2015

Use the 5E learning cycle to explore the behavior and properties of waves.