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In this lesson, students examine scenes from the movie E.T. to see if the phases of the Moon match the time frame of the story. Key words and concepts...
Journal Article
Editor's Note: Early Childhood Engagement in Science
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal Article
Poetry of Science: Water, Water, Everywhere
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This month's activity explores the water cycle....
NSTA Press Book
Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data
Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...
By Donna Governor, Michael Bowen, Eric Brunsell
Journal Article
The Poetry of Science: Think It, Build It, Make It
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue discusses inventing with technology....
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue discusses the optimizations that will serve to inform r...
NSTA Press Book
Learning to Read the Earth and Sky: Explorations Supporting the NGSS, Grades 6–12
Is it time to refresh the way you think about teaching Earth science? Learning to Read the Earth and Sky is the multifaceted resource you need to brin...
By Russ Colson, Mary Colson