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Journal Article

Editor’s Note: Finding a Way

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

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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 ...

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The Poetry of Science: Teaching Strategies

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This poem introduces observation and the skills of a natural scientist....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: How Can I Make Science Fun and Have Students Learn More By Using Phenomenon-Based Learning?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue discusses phenomenon-based learning and activities to use in t...

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Citizen Science: Cloudy With a Chance of “Cirrus” Science

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. NASA Glob...

Middle School Earth & Space Science Teaching Strategies Citizen Science Interdisciplinary

Blog Post

First-Graders Modeling Day and Night: Making Sense of a Phenomenon

As a first-grade teacher in Detroit with predominantly Latinx students and English language learners, I worked for several weeks at the end of last sc...

By Cindy Workosky

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What Is Your Model For?

Recently, my colleagues and I had an exchange with some teachers in one of our professional development programs. One teacher said, “I think I do a ...

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Modeling in Science Instruction

With the shift toward three-dimensional teaching and learning that the Next Generation Science Standards requires, the Crosscutting Concept of Modelin...

By Cindy Workosky

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