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The Early Years: Where Does the "Warm" Go?
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....
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Editor's Note: Systems and System Models
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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The Early Years: Exploring Systems
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes a lesson that connects across several early childhood standards, including engineering design....
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Formative Assessment Probes: Ice Cubes in a Bag
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses how to uncover children's ideas about open and closed systems....
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Science 101: How Should We Use the Concept of Systems?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue provides activities to help explain how to teach about systems....
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Methods and Strategies: The Future of Farming
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue describes an integrated, multidisciplinary unit that introduces second-grade students to hydroponic gardening....
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Editor's Note: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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Formative Assessment Probes: Watermelon and Grape: An Intuitive Rule of Quantity and Proportion
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue shows a formative assessment probe that reveals how strong the "More A - More B" intuitive rule is when students are considering the properties of floating and sinking...