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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 lot of modeling in my class. I have my kids draw pictures of the science ideas they are learning all...
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Editor’s Note: Planting and Practicing
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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The Early Years: Making Sense of Their World
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this issue students document the apparent movement of the Sun by making and recording two daily observations for a period of time and looking for a patter...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Important Impacts
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this issue younger students investigate and determine that different types of plants have different needs, which depend on the environment in which they grow. Older students iden...
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Formative Assessment Probes: Is a Brick a Rock?
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This issue explores a probe about lines of agreement with opposing views....
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The Poetry of Science: Dimensions of Science
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students explore a poem about science....
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Teaching Teachers: The Language of Science in the Reading and Writing of Student Scientists
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. This article serves as an introduction to the different genres used in the work of doing science. The authors offer information about each and examples of how they differ in pu...