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Looking Through the Energy Lens

A strategy helps students develop a fuller view of energy's role in a variety of phenomena....

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Go With the Flow

Fifth-grade students write about the flow of energy and matter through an ecosystem....

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Physical Education Meets Physical Science

An interdisciplinary lesson allows students to experience physical science firsthand....

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How Does My Brain Pay Attention?

A series of activities teaches students about attention and what they can do to control it....

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Inquiry-Based Science and the Next Generation Science Standards: A Magnetic Attraction

An emergent inquiry unit allows students to reach their own conclusions about magnets....

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Editor's Note: Energy and Matter

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary Physical Science Crosscutting Concepts NGSS

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Understanding Matter and Energy

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue, students determine the characteristics of matter in its ...

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The Early Years: Where Does the "Warm" Go?

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue helps children learn about the transf...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Engineering Encounters: Think It, Design It, Build It, Test It, Refine It

A unit on water quality ends with a water filtration engineering design activity....

Elementary Engineering STEM Citizen Science

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Methods and Strategies: KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue provides an update to the KLEW chart, which adds a to...

Elementary General Science Assessment Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Science 101: How Should We Label Different Kinds of Energy?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses different types of energy....

Elementary Middle School General Science Physical Science Professional Learning old

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Virtual Modeling

Fifth-grade students use computer programming to create models that help them understand patterns in Earth and sky....