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Formative Assessment Probes: Uncovering Representations of the Water Cycle
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue explores the effect of representations on children’s thinking abo...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Energy Explorations
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Young students should understand that sunlight warms the Earth and be able to mak...
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The Poetry of Science: Seeing Clearly
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways to learn about vision correction....
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Science 101: Why Do Computers Keep Getting Smaller and Smaller?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the history of why computers have reduced ...
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Science 102: A Bunny of a Different Color
This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Ghostly Images challenge from...
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Engineering Encounters: Identifying an Engineering Design Problem
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Engineering a pancake recipe gives fifth graders a taste of chemistry in e...
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Teaching Teachers: The Scientist Showcase
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. A tool for highlighting diverse scientists in the elementary classroom....
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Methods and Strategies: Teaching the Nature of Science to Elementary Students
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shares activities so that elementary students can lea...