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Harnessing Solar Energy, Grade 4: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
NSTA Press Book |
What if you could challenge your fourth graders to use solar energy to provide the world with clean water? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Harnessing Solar Energy outlines a…
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Swing Set Makeover, Grade 3: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
NSTA Press Book |
What if you could challenge your third graders to design a swing set that’s safe but still lots of fun? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Swing Set Makeover outlines a journey that…
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Immerse Elementary Students in Light Explorations
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Team Teaching: Science in the Elementary Classroom
Book Chapter |
Many of the challenges of team teaching—such as communication, content knowledge, and joint instruction—are issues that all co-teachers must address; however, there are unique characteristics to the elementary classroom…
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K-12 Progressions, Elementary School
Book Chapter |
This free sample chapter shows the K–12 progression of each of the components in the foundation box (e.g., practices, core ideas, or connection to nature of science). These matrixes will help you understand what…
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From NGSS to Instruction in an Elementary Classroom
Book Chapter |
Implementing the standards does present significant challenges—the obvious and immediate challenge of classroom instruction. There also is the long-term challenge of contributing to students’ progressive understanding…
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E–6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching
Journal Article |
The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did preservice teachers understand the science concepts well enough to…
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Making C-E-R 'Attractive' for Elementary Teacher Candidates
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NSTA Press Book |
“This sourcebook was created because science should be memorable, not memorizable.” — from the Introduction to The Everyday Science Sourcebook, Revised 2nd Edition Think of this unique reference book as…
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Am I Really Teaching Engineering to Elementary Students?
Book Chapter |
This chapter features lessons from an environmental engineering summer camp for first and second graders, with the goal of introducing students to engineering and to address the engineering design standards found in the…
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Building a Soundproof Room: A University-Elementary Collaboration
Journal Article |
The creative opportunity inherent in developing a STEM project is a great opportunity for preservice teachers. This article outlines a project in which a Science Education professor collaborated with an elementary STEM…
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