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The Early Years: Open-Ended Maker Projects

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue describes how children use available materials ...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science Engineering Life Science STEM Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Makerspace

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Jumping Into Natural Selection

Thought experiments and firsthand investigations with crickets help students construct explanations of natural selection....

Elementary Life Science Science and Engineering Practices

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An Introduction to Heredity: Part 1

Third-grade students learn about traits and how their combinations makes us unique....

Elementary Biology Life Science Lesson Plans NGSS

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An Introduction to Heredity: Part 2

Students explore concepts related to heredity....

Elementary Biology Life Science Lesson Plans NGSS

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A Dazzling Journey to an Aquarium Ecosystem

Using instructional technology engages students with close-up views of organisms....

Elementary Life Science Technology

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Dance Like a Butterfly

An integrated first-grade lesson....

Early Childhood Biology Life Science Lesson Plans

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Editor's Note: Observing Heredity

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

Elementary Biology Life Science