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Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Star Light, Star Bright
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This issue discusses how younger students can learn about patterns through constellations, which have set times at which they appear in the night sky. As students get older, they ca...
Journal Article
Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education
By Taylor J. Mach and Mandy M. Mach
NSTA Press Book
Designing Meaningful STEM Lessons
Sure, there are lots of cool STEM activities you can use in class. But do they really help your students learn science? This book shows you how to take lessons you’re already familiar with and, through small changes, do what the title says: Design ...
By Milton Huling, Jackie Speake Dwyer
Journal Article
Integrating Technology: Mapping Digital Game Analogies to Science Instruction
This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. This article describes an instructional sequence that shows teachers how to use analogy mapping techniques with the Ruby Realm game....
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: The Force Is With You (or Against You)
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month through the use of playground equipment and common toys, students investigate force, energy, and motion in engaging ways....
Book Chapter
This is the newest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Like the first edition of volume 1, this book helps pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can monitor their learning and adjust your teachin...
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Investigating Heredity
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Younger students must be able to recognize that animals or plants of the same species can be similar, but there is still variation within a species. This idea is examined in this mo...