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Seeds of Science, Roots of Reading Program Helps Students Develop Explanations

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) encourage three-dimensional thinking in students. 3-D thinking, and the process of developing scientific ...

By Jim McDonald

Middle School Elementary High School Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To?

Why don’t antibiotics work like they used to? is an NGSS-aligned storyline developed by the Next Generation Science Storylines Project that focuses ...

By Cindy Workosky

High School Biology Disciplinary Core Ideas Evolution Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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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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The Early Years: Teaching Life Cycles Throughout the Year

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s article shows how to introduce children to ...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices

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How Teachers Are Retooling Lessons Using the EQuIP Rubric

Sometimes finding the right book or article can be the key to opening our minds to new ideas. A few years back, NSTA published a special journal serie...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Preschool Biology Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science English Language Learners Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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The Early Years: An Activity for Every Child

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students developing a seed-planti...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Disabilities Equity Inclusion Inquiry Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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The Early Years: Using the 5Es to Teach Seasonal Changes

Learn how to use a thermometer to investigate and document seasonal changes in the local environment....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science 5E Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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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....

Elementary General Science Assessment NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Professional Learning

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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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Digging Deeper: Peeling Back the Practices: What Did High School Students Think?

One of the big shifts in the NGSS is the integration of Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs) with Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs) and Science and Engineering P...

By Cindy Workosky

High School Chemistry Engineering Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices

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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 acc...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Elementary High School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science NGSS Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Early Years: What Other Colors Can Bean Seeds Be?

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this month’s issue students design a planting system ...

Early Childhood Elementary Life Science Science and Engineering Practices

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The Early Years: Experiencing Inquiry

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue shows how teachers can experience phy...

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

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Gravitational Interactions and 3-D Learning in Middle School

I recently embarked on a journey with K–8 teachers in Vermont to learn how to be intentional about planning for three-dimensional (3-D) learning in ...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School High School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Performance Expectations Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies