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Fifth graders practice data collection as they examine soil....

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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 wi...

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Ready, Set, FLOW!

Fifth-grade students create an aquaponics system....

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Guest Editorial: Elementary Engineering: What Is the Focus?

An opinion piece about elementary engineering....

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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 ...

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Teaching Teachers: Designing an NGSS Learning Pathway

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. How informal institutions can help teachers implement the NGSS...

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Lab 14: Distribution of Natural Resources

In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems, (b) Natural Resources, and (c) Human Impacts...

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Lab 23: Human Use of Natural Resources

In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Natural Resources and (b) Human Impacts on Earth Systems as they develop ...

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Seeds of Science, Roots of Reading Program Helps Students Develop Explanations

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) encourage three-dimensional thinking in students. 3-D thinking, and the process of developing scientific ...

By Jim McDonald

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