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Editor's Note: Earth Day—Then and Now
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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Methods and Strategies: From Landfills to Robots
Third-grade students work like engineers as they learn about recycling and reusing materials, encouraging change at home....
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The Early Years: Learning by Nature
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses getting children comfortabl...
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Students gain a sense of place during an integrated unit featuring a lowcountry plant. Place-based education can be used for the study of any subject ...
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A recaptured natural area on school grounds becomes an outdoor classroom where learning opportunities abound. ...
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Teachers created an after-school club called The Green Team and implemented an instructional strategy know as service-learning to teach environmental ...
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Save the Boulders Beach Penguins
Third-grade students practice engineering skills as they design dwellings for model penguins....
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: Books Published in 2011
NSTA and the Children's Book Council identify the best science trade books that were published in 2011....
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Teaching the Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s lessons focus on the journeys of trash items and how students can ...
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The Early Years: Send-Home Science
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue explores sending home materials for s...
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A simple annual event, "Lab With Dad," targets a specific age group of students who spend an evening "doing science" with their dad or another signifi...
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Learn about a take-home science program using science sacks prepared by parents. Together students and parents perform these science investigations at...
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Science Shorts: Does the Moon Still Matter?
This column provides classic classroom activities that emphasize science process skills. This month’s issue provides several stand-alone and interco...
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Recognizing Excellence: STEM Day in the Park
This column features profiles of award-winning science programs and teachers. This month’s issue describes a weekend event that introduces families ...
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The Second Dimension—Crosscutting Concepts
The author focuses on the Frameworks crosscutting concepts, specifically Dimension Two....