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The Early Years: Teaching the <i>M</i> in STEM

Journal Article

The Early Years: Teaching the <i>M</i> in STEM

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue focuses on teaching STEM lessons that have an emphasis on mathematics....

Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers Preschool Mathematics Physical Science STEM Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices

Editor's Note: "Science is not a noun; it's a verb"

Journal Article

Editor's Note: "Science is not a noun; it's a verb"

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

Elementary Inquiry Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary

The Early Years: Analyzing Media Representations of Animals

Journal Article

The Early Years: Analyzing Media Representations of Animals

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue aims to engage children in analyzing and interpreting illustrations to determine sizes of pictured animals and give evidence for how they know. To ...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Mathematics STEM Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

Swing Set Makeover, Grade 3: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your third graders to design a swing set that’s safe but still lots of fun? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!Swing Set Makeover outlines a journey that will steer your students toward auth...

Elementary Informal Education Engineering Mathematics Physical Science STEM Assessment Curriculum Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Equity Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

The Early Years: Creating a Possibility-Rich Classroom Environment

Journal Article

The Early Years: Creating a Possibility-Rich Classroom Environment

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue describes an activity that creates a “possibility-rich” environment or experience for children to have firsthand experience with phenomena or d...

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

NSTA Press Book

Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12

When the authors of this book took part in Project INFUSE, the National Science Foundation–funded teacher development program, they noticed something. Life science teachers were highly receptive to engineering ideas related to everything from genom...

By Rodney L. Custer, Jenny L. Daugherty, Julia M. Ross, Katheryn B. Kennedy, Cory Culbertson

High School Biology Engineering Life Science Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Reading Nature: Engaging Biology Students With Evidence From the Living World

By making room for this book in your curriculum, you’ll have a fresh way to motivate your students to look at the living world and ask not only “Why?” but also “How do we know?” Unique in both its structure and approach, Reading Nature is a...

By Matthew Kloser, Sophia Grathwol

High School Middle School Biology Evolution Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Interdisciplinary Literacy Teacher Preparation

The Early Years: Begin With Open Exploration

Journal Article

The Early Years: Begin With Open Exploration

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue discusses ways to encourage children to engage in open exploration to learn about living organisms....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Life Science Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

The Early Years: Making Sense of Their World

Journal Article

The Early Years: Making Sense of Their World

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this issue students document the apparent movement of the Sun by making and recording two daily observations for a period of time and looking for a patter...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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