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Journal Article
Guest Editorial: Elementary Engineering: What Is the Focus?
An opinion piece about elementary engineering....
Journal Article
The Poetry of Science: Let’s Make a Robot
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This month robotics and trial-and-error in science is discussed....
Journal Article
Teaching Teachers: Designing an NGSS Learning Pathway
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. How informal institutions can help teachers implement the NGSS...
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Science 101: Why Do Helicopters Always Have Two Blades, and How Does That Help Cats?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue discusses torque....
Book Chapter
This is the newest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Like the first edition of volume 1, this book helps pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can monitor their learning and adjust your teachin...
Journal Article
The Poetry of Science: Comparing Cats
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue investigates characteristics and traits of the lion and the house cat....
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Drawing for Meaning
Students develop three-dimensional skills through scientific drawings....
Blog Post
How Teachers Are Retooling Lessons Using the EQuIP Rubric
Sometimes finding the right book or article can be the key to opening our minds to new ideas. A few years back, NSTA published a special journal series on the NGSS, and I recently re-read a few of them. Three in particular highlighted teachers’ exp...
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