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Direct linkKurson, Rebecca – Science and Children, 2014
This article describes an integrated unit designed to teach second graders about the phases of the Moon. The science department at the author's school had been reshaping their curriculum to match their state standards as well as the "Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS"). Their primary goal was for students to be…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 2, Astronomy
Tank, Kristina; Pettis, Christy; Moore, Tamara; Fehr, Abby – Science and Children, 2013
With the integration of engineering into science instruction, teachers have been seeking ways to add engineering in their classrooms. This article presents a primary (K-2) STEM unit that took place in a half-day kindergarten classroom as a way to address the scientific and engineering practices (dimension 1, p.41) and the disciplinary core idea…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Engineering Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Yarema, Sandra; Grueber, David; Ferreira, Maria – Science and Children, 2014
Teachers in districts with high rates of poverty and low-achieving schools often lament the lack of resources for instruction. However, when a teacher in a third-grade inner-city classroom began a lesson about natural resources by saying, "We will find out what we know before we start," she used a precious resource--students' ideas.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Cultural Influences, Urban Schools, Poverty
Jeffries, Carolyn – Science and Children, 2011
The authors conducted a test to determine whether they could incorporate a discovery box into a preschool setting was successful. It stimulated the students' natural inquiry processes while promoting understanding of healthy foods and allowing for practice of fine-motor skills. It was easily incorporated into the curriculum and classroom space.…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Preschool Children, Inquiry, Food
Schill, Bethany; Howell, Linda – Science and Children, 2011
A major part of developing concept-based instruction is the use of an overarching idea to provide a conceptual lens through which students view the content of a particular subject. By using a conceptual lens to focus learning, students think at a much deeper level about the content and its facts (Erickson 2007). Therefore, the authors collaborated…
Descriptors: Ecology, Grade 6, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning
McCann, Florence F.; Marek, Edmund A.; Pedersen, Jon E.; Falsarella, Carell – Science and Children, 2007
With the number of popular medical and forensics programs on television and many references in the media today, even elementary students can comfortably throw around terms such as "cells," "DNA," and "artificial products." However, their questions on these topics often go unanswered, or they are left with misinformation regarding these concepts.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Biological Sciences, Elementary School Science, Science Curriculum
