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The Poetry of Science: Learning About Trees With the 5Es

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students learn about crossdating tree-ring samples....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: Why Do You Add Salt When Making Homemade Ice Cream?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the role of salt when making ice cream....

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Teaching Teachers: Assessing Students as Scientists

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. Supporting teachers in assessing students’ scientific thinking....

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Editor's Note: Making Sense of Science Terms

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

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The Building Blocks of Language

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Inquiry Literacy Mathematics Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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The Poetry of Science: Words, Words, Words

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue discusses synonyms....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: Why Aren’t There Magnetic Charges?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses electricity and magnetism....

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Methods and Strategies: Time to Change

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses embedding literacy into the 5E while addressing the principles of the Next Generation Science Standards....

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Blog Post

The Engineering Design Process: A Middle School Approach

To support the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School Engineering Design, we have three goals for our students: to define problems accurately, design the best solution using a rigorous process, and evaluate and improve their designs b...

By Cindy Workosky

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