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The Early Years: Introducing Children to Phenology

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The Early Years: Introducing Children to Phenology

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue shares an activity meant to provide children with the experiences of collecting data by making observations in nature over time and connecting with...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science General Science Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Citizen Science

Teaching Teachers: Learning From Failure

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Teaching Teachers: Learning From Failure

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. This month's article includes insights from a university and STARBASE ONE partnership program....

Elementary General Science Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Methods and Strategies: Reading With a Purpose

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Methods and Strategies: Reading With a Purpose

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Young students learn science and literacy through the Strategic Research Cycle....

Elementary General Science Assessment Curriculum Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Equity Literacy

The Early Years: Open-Ended Maker Projects

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The Early Years: Open-Ended Maker Projects

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue describes how children use available materials to make structures of their own design....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science Engineering Life Science STEM Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Makerspace

Methods and Strategies: Equity and the Maker Movement

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Methods and Strategies: Equity and the Maker Movement

Integrating children’s communities and social networks into making...

Elementary Informal Education Engineering Pedagogy Equity Makerspace

Methods and Strategies: Drawing for Meaning

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Methods and Strategies: Drawing for Meaning

Students develop three-dimensional skills through scientific drawings....

Elementary General Science Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Methods and Strategies: Teaching the Nature of Science to Elementary Students

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Methods and Strategies: Teaching the Nature of Science to Elementary Students

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 investigations through proper s...

Elementary Preschool Earth & Space Science General Science Crosscutting Concepts Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Multicultural New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Formative Assessment Probes: Embedding Formative Assessment Into the 5E Instructional Model

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Formative Assessment Probes: Embedding Formative Assessment Into the 5E Instructional Model

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue includes an illustrative example of how formative assessment probes and formative assessment classroom techniques can be embedded into a sequence of 5E lessons target...

Elementary 5E Assessment Pedagogy

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