JoinStart with phenomena
What’s So Phenomenal About Animals?
Using structure and function to explore animal diversity
Science and Children—July/August 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 6)
By Kristen Sinoradzki and TJ McKenna
Methods & strategies
Enhancing the STEM Framework
Combining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics with Stamina, Transdisciplinarity, Engagement, and Mindfulness prepares students for real-world problems.
Science and Children—July/August 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 6)
By Jennifer A. Manak and Enrique A. Puig
cross-curricular connections
Combining the Old With the New
Using a historical text and a citizen science app to engage student learning
Engineering encounters
Turn Up the Music!
Fourth-grade students explore sound with repurposed objects.
Science and Children—July/August 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 6)
By Caitlyn Lindaberry and Catherine Scott
teaching teachers
Influencing Perceptions of STEM Through the Best STEM Books List
Science and Children—July/August 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 6)
By Scott Bartholomew and Alexia Seymour
science 101
Q: Which Came First—the Chicken or the Egg?
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Using Toys to Create a Global Connection
A force and motion investigation brings together third-grade students in the United States and Mexico.
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Where in the World?
A Mars Rover globally collaborative STEAM project
Science and Children—July/August 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 6)
By Shazia Iqbal, Jocelyn Miller, and Walter Smith
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An Engineering Funds of Knowledge Framework
An approach to support teachers in leveraging students’ personal knowledge, cultural expertise, and assets in engineering
Science and Children—July/August 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 6)
By Kathleen Schenkel, Angela Calabrese Barton, Chelsey Wiersma, Olivia Eiden, Edna Tan and Scott Calabrese Barton
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How Slow Is Your Parachute?
Reflections on a STEM activity from an Irish classroom
Science and Children—July/August 2021 (Volume 58, Issue 6)
By Aisling Leavy, Mairéad Hourigan, Anne O’Dwyer, Claire Carroll, Edward Corry, and Miriam Hamilton
