All Elementary resources
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Science 102: This Month's Task: Measuring Up
Exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's task involves an activity using a meterstick....
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Engineering Encounters: What Makes a Superhero “Super”?
Creating a classroom culture for engineering. Graphic novels inspire a gravity investigation....
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Methods and Strategies: Using Acorns to Generate an Entire Alphabet
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses how nature walks empower young bilingual le...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Science of Art
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue allows students to explore the components of STEAM through a...
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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 str...
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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 second...
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Science 101: What’s Going on When You Mix Colors?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue helps teachers to understand color mixing so that th...
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Ideas and resources from NSTA and other sources for "flipped" meetings...
NSTA Press Book
Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More
Solar Science offers more than three dozen hands-on, inquiry-based activities on many fascinating aspects of solar astronomy. The activities cover the...
By Dennis Schatz, Andrew Fraknoi