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Journal Article

As part of the SMATHematics Project: The Wonder of Science, The Power of Mathematics—a collaborative partnership between Kennesaw State University and two local school districts, fifth graders had the opportunity to puzzle out chemical formulas of ...

Journal Article

Button Basics

Elementary teachers of science are at a great advantage because observation—collecting information about the world using our five senses—and classification—sorting things by properties—come so naturally to children. Buttons are ideal objects ...

Journal Article

Attracting Student Wonderings

As the authors approached a unit on magnets with their first-grade students, they decided to incorporate more inquiry into their district’s learning module, Magnets: Elementary Science and Technology Module for Primary Grades (State College Area Sc...

Journal Article

The Early Years: Exploring the Properties of a Mixture

Children learn about properties of materials as they walk through a fabric store, help in the kitchen, or dig in the garden. Directed explorations in the classroom build on these early experiences. In the inquiry-based activity described here, studen...

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Formative Assessment Probes

Formative assessment probes can be effective tools to help teachers build a bridge between students’ initial ideas and scientific ones. In this article, the authors describe how using two formative assessment probes can help teachers determine the ...