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Engineering Encounters: Elephant Trunks and Dolphin Tails

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Engineering Encounters: Elephant Trunks and Dolphin Tails

An elephant-trunk design challenge introduces students to engineering for animals....

Elementary Engineering Life Science STEM Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old

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Mrs. Carter's Butterfly Garden

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!Inform and inspire young naturalists with this book about a very special butterfly garden. M...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Instructional Materials

NSTA Kids

My School Yard Garden

This colorful book takes students on a ramble through a school yard garden—past the seeding beds, along the compost bin, and over to the bird house ...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Instructional Materials

NSTA Kids

Next Time You See a Maple Seed

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!It’s fun to toss maple seeds up in the air and watch them spin down to the ground like nat...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Instructional Materials

Safety First: Feather, Feet, and Fin Safety in the Classroom

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Safety First: Feather, Feet, and Fin Safety in the Classroom

This article describes the safety and responsibility issues that come with using animals in the classroom....

Elementary Life Science Labs Safety

The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal

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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...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science Life Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Citizen Science

Formative Assessment Probes: Habitat Change: Formative Assessment of a Cautionary Word

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Formative Assessment Probes: Habitat Change: Formative Assessment of a Cautionary Word

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses word usage and learning about habitat....

Elementary Life Science Assessment Teaching Strategies

Formative Assessment Probes: Is It Made of Parts?: Scaffolding a Formative Assessment Probe

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Formative Assessment Probes: Is It Made of Parts?: Scaffolding a Formative Assessment Probe

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue explores structure and function as it relates to animals and plants...

Elementary Life Science Assessment Disciplinary Core Ideas

Teaching Through Trade Books: Pondering Plants

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Pondering Plants

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue has students exploring the physical structure of a plant, ho...

Early Childhood Elementary Life Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies

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