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With environmental issues and awareness rising globally, our connection to the natural world is clearly critical, but education that teaches children how to relate to local plants and animals is seemingly lacking in elementary curriculum. For an unde...

By Bria Beardsley, Karl Jung

5E Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

Nurturing Inclusive Science Education: Insights from Elementary Teachers Working with Karen Immigrant Students

This article summarizes our research findings, investigating instructional adaptations elementary science teachers make to accommodate a growing population of Karen immigrant students. Hailing from the war-torn country of Myanmar, Karen students, who...

By Ashlely Armstrong, Timothy Slater

Inclusion Multilingual Learners

Journal Article

Listening as Children Lead: Engaging Emergent Multilingual Children in Science Sensemaking by Transforming Roles

This article shares the experiences of three elementary teachers who took steps to transform their roles from speakers to listeners. After participating in a professional learning (PL) project that uses science to support English language practices, ...

By Michelle Brown, Teila Hildebrand, Taylor Tarone-Sefchik, Allyson Trella, May Lee, Carla Zembal-Saul, Jennifer Cody

Multilingual Learners Sensemaking

Journal Article

Jammin' A year-long project in which students explore and share their passions

Science learning that is connected with students’ experiences and interests has shown to be critical in fostering student enthusiasm for science and may be linked to later educational and career choices. Teachers, however, often feel pressure to te...

By Bonnie Glass, Sara Dail, Tammy Lee

Journal Article

Warming up to Inquiry: Using inquiry to teach heating and cooling of substances to 2nd graders

Starting to teach science through inquiry can be intimidating for teachers who don’t have much experience with it. Some concerns about teaching science through inquiry often come from misunderstandings of what science entails (Authors et al., 2015...

By Jesse Wilcox, Maizee Lindsey, Karissa Steinke

Inquiry Physical Science

Journal Article

Building a Soundproof Room: A University-Elementary Collaboration

The creative opportunity inherent in developing a STEM project is a great opportunity for preservice teachers. This article outlines a project in which a Science Education professor collaborated with an elementary STEM teacher to provide background o...

By Lauren Angelone, Katherine Dykes, Rorie Smith

Engineering Physical Science