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Kindergarten Citizen Scientists: Taking Action to Save the Earth
My kindergarten students recently became citizen scientists as they investigated their big questions about the natural world around them. The snow finally melted, the critters have made their appearance, and the plants are beginning to bloom. It’s ...
By Cindy Workosky
Journal Article
The Early Years: Introducing Children to Phenology
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue shares an activity meant to provide children with the experiences of collecting data by making observations in nature over time and connecting with...
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Beneath Our Feet
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Through the activities in this month’s column, younger students can understand how changes on Earth occur over time and that humans have an impact on Earth systems. Older students...
Interactive E-book Kids
The Sunlight Science e-book engages readers through an interactive story that features a family outing at the beach. Learners investigate, along with the characters, the phenomenon of sunlight heating sand, rocks, water, and other surfaces. Readers a...
NSTA Press Book
A Head Start on Life Science: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder
Nurture curiosity and even joy in the youngest scientists. The 24 inquiry-based lessons in this lively collection show you how. The activities are organized into sections on animals, plants, and nature walks. Rather than merely presenting science fac...
By William Straits
Journal Article
Second graders turn knowledge into action as they engineer solutions for a real-world problem in a school makerspace....
Journal Article
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 to make structures of their own design....