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Teacher's Toolkit: Using the Five Practices to Facilitate a Meaningful Discussion on Plate Tectonics in a Middle School Classroom

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Teacher's Toolkit: Using the Five Practices to Facilitate a Meaningful Discussion on Plate Tectonics in a Middle School Classroom

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This issue explains how you can encourage abstract reasoning and ...

Middle School Earth & Space Science General Science NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Guest Editorial: Using the BSCS 5E Instructional Model to Introduce STEM Disciplines

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Guest Editorial: Using the BSCS 5E Instructional Model to Introduce STEM Disciplines

Author Rodger W. Bybee describes how teachers can use the BSCS 5E Instructional Model to introduce STEM disciplines....

General Science 5E Curriculum Lesson Plans Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Editor's Note: STEM Lessons for All

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Editor's Note: STEM Lessons for All

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

STEM Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies

Editor's Note: "Science is not a noun; it's a verb"

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Editor's Note: "Science is not a noun; it's a verb"

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary Inquiry Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary

The Poetry of Science: Solving Problems

Journal Article

The Poetry of Science: Solving Problems

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

One District’s Path to Improving Student Discourse

Blog Post

One District’s Path to Improving Student Discourse

If you’ve spent any time exploring the shifts in NGSS instructional practices you will understand the call for “less sage on the stage and more gu...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Elementary High School NGSS Teaching Strategies

Science Class: A Place Where Children Should Be Seen and Heard

Blog Post

Science Class: A Place Where Children Should Be Seen and Heard

I recently observed a lesson about how shadows change throughout the day, and I was fascinated by the amount of time the teacher and the class took to...

By Cindy Workosky

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

Editor's Note: Learning Through Learning

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Editor's Note: Learning Through Learning

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary Lesson Plans Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

The Early Years: Analyzing Media Representations of Animals

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The Early Years: Analyzing Media Representations of Animals

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue aims to engage children in analyzing and interp...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Mathematics STEM Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

Using Toxic Algal Blooms to Teach Structure and Function

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Using Toxic Algal Blooms to Teach Structure and Function

Young children often experience a developmental stage in which they question everything. Why aren’t there dinosaurs anymore? Why do cats purr? Why a...

By Rebecca Brewer

High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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