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Journal Article

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...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science General Science Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Citizen Science

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Teaching Teachers: Learning From Failure

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. This month's article includes insights from a university and STARBASE ONE pa...

Elementary General Science Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Methods and Strategies: Reading With a Purpose

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Young students learn science and literacy through the Strategic Research C...

Elementary General Science Assessment Curriculum Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Equity Literacy

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Guest Editorial: Elementary Engineering: What Is the Focus?

An opinion piece about elementary engineering....

Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Engineering General Science STEM Curriculum Lesson Plans Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Makerspace

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The Poetry of Science: Let’s Make a Robot

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This month robotics and trial-and-error in science is discussed....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

Book Chapter

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...

High School Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Labs

Blog Post

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

Middle School Elementary High School Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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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 ...

By Holly Hereau and Wayne Wright

High School Biology Disciplinary Core Ideas Evolution Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

The Poetry of Science: Comparing Cats

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue investigates characteristics and traits of the lion and the house cat....

Early Childhood Elementary Biology General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Drawing for Meaning

Students develop three-dimensional skills through scientific drawings....

Elementary General Science Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Blog Post

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 serie...

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