All Science and Children resources

Journal Article

Purposeful questioning encourages visual literacy during a lesson on cells. In this article a teacher uses a cutaway diagram to teach visual literacy ...

Journal Article

A Web of Learning

Preschool students learn science content naturally by using hands-on explorations of spiders and their webs....

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Introducing <i>A Framework for K–12 Science Education</i>: A Message to Our Members

The author gives a general overview of the recently released National Research Council's A Framework for K–12 Science Education....

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Math, Science, and Models

Fourth-grade students express erosion understanding in an interdisciplinary way. The authors describe the use of different forms of 2- and 3-D models ...

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A Wave of Interest

This article uses current events and models to generate inquiry. The teacher uses recycled materials to build a tsunami model....

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Science 101: Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Own Webs?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author explores the world of spider webs....

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Sizing Up the Solar System

Students learn about the importance of scale in scientific models. This article describes one approach teachers can use to elicit students' misconcept...