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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 explanations, are curiosity-driven: They involve wondering, posing questions, and making observation...

By Jim McDonald

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Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To?

Why don’t antibiotics work like they used to? is an NGSS-aligned storyline developed by the Next Generation Science Storylines Project that focuses on natural selection and other mechanisms of evolution.  Wayne Wright and I (Holly Hereau) teac...

By Holly Hereau and Wayne Wright

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Jumping Into Natural Selection

Thought experiments and firsthand investigations with crickets help students construct explanations of natural selection....

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The Early Years: Teaching Life Cycles Throughout the Year

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s article shows how to introduce children to animals and their offspring commonly seen in children’s literature....

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How Teachers Are Retooling Lessons Using the EQuIP Rubric

Sometimes finding the right book or article can be the key to opening our minds to new ideas. A few years back, NSTA published a special journal series on the NGSS, and I recently re-read a few of them. Three in particular highlighted teachers’ exp...

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The Early Years: An Activity for Every Child

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students developing a seed-planting activity that allows all children to actively participate and document their understanding of see...

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