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The Wonderful World of Worms

A family-friendly activity uses worms to help young students investigate cause and effect....

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Real-World Units in the Conceptual Age

A forces and interaction unit pushes students toward higher levels of conceptual thinking....

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What Is a Foot Under Your Feet?

A project-based science unit for fifth graders explores soil quality....

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STEM in a Hair Accessory

Summer and after-school programs can bring engineering design to underserved communities....

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Editor's Note: Cause and Effect

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

Elementary General Science Inquiry NGSS

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Guest Editorial: Exploring the Science Framework and the NGSS: Computational Thinking in Elementary School Classrooms

An opinion piece about computational thinking....

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Teaching Through Trade Books: What Goes Up Must Come Down!

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue students explore cause-and-effect relationships to explai...

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The Early Years: Cause and Effect: Where's the Evidence?

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue addresses the crosscutting concept of...

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

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Formative Assessment Probes: Seeds in a Bag

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. In this month’s issue the formative assessment probe is designed to uncover students' ...

Elementary 5E Assessment NGSS