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Perspectives: Using Analogies in Elementary Science
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Using analogies in science classrooms helps students make connections between everyday life and the concepts we are trying to teach. Analogies help students form a bridge between their existing knowledge and new…
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Guest Editorial: Elementary Engineering: What Is the Focus?
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An opinion piece about elementary engineering.
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Methods and Strategies: Seeding Science in Elementary Schools
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue descibes a school-university partnership that helps ensure the youngest students experience a rich science curriculum.
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Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom (e-book)
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Many resources help you encourage young children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But only this book of quality STEM experiences was curated by the veteran educator who edits Science and…
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This article describes a science inquiry course for elementary education majors to provide opportunities for students to engage in science and engineering problem solving and to develop an understanding of the nature of…
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Exploring Safely: A Guide for Elementary Teachers (e-book)
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Take the fear factor out of science lessons. This easy-to-digest book relieves many of the safety worries that come with teaching science in elementary school. The emphasis is on positive options for heading off…
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Methods and Strategies: Teaching the Nature of Science to Elementary Students
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shares activities so that elementary students can learn about Nature of Science. When effectively integrated into inquiry…
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A Year of Inquiry: A Collection for Elementary Educators (e-book)
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“Over the years, the Science and Children editorial team has received a significant number of manuscripts that focus on inquiry. …But no matter how many articles we publish on the topic, the interest in inquiry has not…
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