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Archive: Using the NGSS Practices in the Elementary Grades, January 29, 2013
Web Seminar |
This web seminar took place on January 29, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time. The presenters were Heidi Schweingruber from the National Research Council, Deborah Smithfrom Penn State…
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Journal Article |
In this “electrifying encounter,” fifth-grade students teamed up with elementary education students for a celebration of science and technology learning. A problem-solving-through-technology approach was used to give…
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"It's ELEMENTary, My Dear Watson": A Crime Scene Investigation With a Technological Twist
Journal Article |
The Crime Scene Labs is a technology-enhanced unit with seven laboratory stations. Probes at many of the stations facilitate students collecting and analyzing their own data (some lessons are adapted from Volz and…
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Journal Article |
An opinion piece about the NGSS Crosscutting Concepts.
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Mixing It Up: Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Intriguing Science in the Elementary Classroom (e-book)
eBook |
This book—a compilation of 25 practical articles from NSTA’s elementary school journal, Science…
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Teaching Teachers: Bringing First-Rate Science to the Elementary Classroom (e-book)
eBook |
Preservice and novice teachers feeling jittery will find this book full of workable strategies for helping students experience the wonders of science. Classroom veterans will discover new ideas, and science educators…
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Point of View: College Science for Preservice Elementary Teachers: What Is the Best Approach?
Journal Article |
This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This article talks about college-level science courses that future elementary teachers take as part of an elementary…