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The Early Years: Teaching the <i>M</i> in STEM

Journal Article

The Early Years: Teaching the <i>M</i> in STEM

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue focuses on teaching STEM lessons that have an emphasis on mathematics....

Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers Preschool Mathematics Physical Science STEM Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices

NSTA Press Book

Swing Set Makeover, Grade 3: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your third graders to design a swing set that’s safe but still lots of fun? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!Swing Set Makeover outlines a journey that will steer your students toward auth...

Elementary Informal Education Engineering Mathematics Physical Science STEM Assessment Curriculum Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Equity Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 6–8: Structuring Lessons With the NGSS in Mind

Instructional Sequence Matters shows how to make simple shifts in the way you arrange and combine activities to improve student learning. It also makes it easy for you to put the NGSS into practice. After explaining why sequencing is so important, au...

By Patrick Brown

Middle School Earth & Space Science Physical Science 5E Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Research Teacher Preparation

Modeling in Science Instruction

Blog Post

Modeling in Science Instruction

With the shift toward three-dimensional teaching and learning that the Next Generation Science Standards requires, the Crosscutting Concept of Modeling has become a major focus of my instruction.&nbsp; I use a process that involves revisiting the sam...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Multilingual Learners NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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