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A Physics Teaching Approach That Supports Real-World Science by Matt Holsten
Traditional physics education can leave many students confused, bored, or without the conceptual understanding of the equations they are required to m...
By Cindy Workosky
NSTA Press Book
A Head Start on Science, Second Edition: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder
Imagine what fun it could be for 3- to 7-year-olds to engage in a game of Prism Play or Magnetic Scavenger Hunt or Where Did the Shadows Go? Then imag...
By William C. Ritz, William Straits
Blog Post
Elementary Science—Best Practices for All Students
Envision a room filled with noise, excited whispers, and students shouting across tables. Piles of tinfoil, plastic cups, scissors, string, and tape a...
By Cindy Workosky
NSTA Press Book
Have you been wanting to learn more about what your students know (or think they know) about major concepts in matter and energy? Have you been wishin...
By Page Keeley, Susan Cooper
Journal Article
A study of tops allowed third graders to explore the toys of past generations while learning about engineering design....
Journal Article
Supporting second-grade students’ thinking using the PEOE strategy...
Journal Article
Pushes, Pulls, and Playgrounds
Learning forces and motion through nonfiction texts and exploration on the playground...
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: Balancing Engineering and Science Instruction
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. This issue describes how to teach third graders about balanced and unbalanced forc...
Journal Article
Teaching Teachers: Evolving the Physics Mindset
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. Changing perceptions and attitudes toward the teaching and learning of physi...
Journal Article
Preschoolers investigate force and motion with a digital journal....
By Ashley Lewis Presser, Ximena Dominguez, Marion Goldstein, Regan Vidiksis, and Danae Kamdar