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NASA Science Mission Directorate Diversity Resources
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) explores the Earth, the Sun, our solar system, the galaxy and beyond through four SMD divisions: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science and Astrophysics. Alongside NASA scientists, teams of educati...
By Bonnie Meinke and Nancy Ali
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STEM Pathways is a collaboration between five Minnesota informal STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education organizations—The Bakken Museum, Bell Museum of Natural History, Minnesota Zoo, STARBASE Minnesota, and ...
By Abby Moore, Beth Murphy, Melanie Peters, and Steven Walvig
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The science education community is buzzing about STEM learning ecosystems, ecologies of learning, and ecological perspectives on learning. You may not know it, but if your teaching involves building on young people’s prior knowledge or making conne...
By Bronwyn Bevan
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Editor's Note: STEAM: Beyond the Acronym
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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The Early Years: Fostering Environmental Stewardship
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue includes an activity that aims to strengthen teachers’ awareness of how children learn in the STEAM disciplines as they explore a natur...
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Safety First: Safety Picks Up “STEAM”
This column shares safety information for your classroom. At the elementary level, teachers have inherently integrated STEAM, compared to their secondary-level counterparts. However, with this approach comes an even greater need for attention to safe...
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Engineering Encounters: A House for Chase the Dog
Second-grade students investigate material properties....
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Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom
Integrate the three dimensions of the NGSS to figure out phenomena and design solutions to problems. ...
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Science 101: How Do People Design Safe Amusement Park Rides?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue focuses on the factors amusement park designers must consider so that human bodies don't experience too large an acceleration, or g-force....