Editor's Note: Earth Day—Then and Now

Journal Article | February 2012

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Modeling Success during Earth Science Week

Journal Article | August 1999

If your students are going to learn about scientific inquiry and the nature of science, you must be explicit, or purposeful, in your planning, presentation, and assessment of these concepts. The activity and details…

Idea Bank: Sun's Rays Strike Earth

Journal Article | January 2000

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank features tips for explaining the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth's surface.

Editor’s Note: Scientists at Work in Earth Science

Journal Article | March 2009

Working with outside resources almost always strengthens our classrooms. Whether it is taking a trip to a university lab or inviting scientists in, excitement builds as students experience the world of scientists.…

Sun-Earth Day 2004: Transit of Venus

Journal Article | January 2004

On June 8th, 2004 a celestial event of historical scientific importance occured when the silhouette of the planet Venus crossed the face of the Sun as seen from the Earth. This event, known as the transit of Venus, last…

Student-Centered Learning in an Earth Science, Preservice, Teacher-Education Course

Journal Article | June 2009

In an effort to get elementary teachers to teach more science in the classroom, a required preservice science education course was designed to promote the use of hands-on teaching techniques. This paper describes course…

Environments of Our Earth: I Wonder Why (e-book)

eBook | August 2013

Take a world tour between the covers of a book! Environments of Our Earth guides children through six types of regions that are shaped by rainfall—or the lack thereof. Readers take a journey that starts with dense…

Explaining Four Earth Science Enigmas With a New Hypothesis

Journal Article | February 2012

Students learn group process skills and transferable ideas about how science works by researching and studying four enigmas.

ISS EarthKam: Taking Photos of the Earth from Space

Journal Article | June 2008

NASA is involved in a project involving the International Space Station (ISS) and an Earth-focused camera called EarthKam, where schools, and ultimately students, are allowed to remotely program the EarthKAM to take…

Teaching Through Trade Books: What Shapes the Earth?

Journal Article | March 2013

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue explores the question: How and why is Earth constantly changing?