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Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses using Giverny Award winners to engage eleme...

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Are They Talking About Climate or Weather?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about climate. The probe is designed to find out whether students distinguish betw...

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What Is a Watershed?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about watersheds. A watershed is an area of land where all of the water that is un...

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Assessment Instructional Materials

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Aquaponics: What a Way to Grow!

Fifth graders design systems for fish and plants while exploring human impacts on the environment....

Elementary Earth & Space Science Environmental Science 5E Inquiry

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The Early Years: Composting With Children

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue introduces students to the concept of...

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Science 101: Does the Earth Have Any Natural Ways to Adjust the CO₂ in the Atmosphere?

This column contains exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue discusses ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere....

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The Early Years: Fostering Environmental Stewardship

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue includes an activity that aims to str...

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Class Pack

The Wind Blew ClassPack: Grades K-5

Based on the award-winning, best-selling Picture-Perfect STEM series, this ClassPack pairs effortlessly with the Picture-Perfect STEM Grades K-5 Lesso...

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The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses children observing and docu...

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