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Methods and Strategies: Students as Authors

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Students as Authors

Are you looking for ways to effectively integrate—and assess—science and literacy learning? Try having your students create their own books! The I...

Teaching Through Trade Books: Roller Coasters!

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Roller Coasters!

Students of all ages are fascinated by the ups, downs, loops, and twists of roller coaster rides! What they may not realize is that there is a lot of ...

Simple Machines in the Community

Journal Article

Simple Machines in the Community

The community can be a powerful context and mini-laboratory for cultivating students’ common understandings of science and mathematics. On the islan...

Perspectives: Assessing and Addressing Student Science Ideas

Journal Article

Perspectives: Assessing and Addressing Student Science Ideas

Our students are not blank slates. They come to school with a wide range of experiences that have shaped their science understandings—reading books,...

Juggling Makes Physics Fun

Journal Article

Juggling Makes Physics Fun

We all hope our classrooms don’t take on a circus-like atmosphere, but juggling can be an engaging way to introduce elementary physics to students. ...

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