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Joan N. Kaderavek; Peter Paprzycki; Charlene M. Czerniak; Susanna Hapgood; Christopher M. Wojciechowski; Scott Molitor; Jeanna Heuring; Grant Wilson – Grantee Submission, 2025
This study examined the effects of science and engineering (S & E) inquiry on preschool and kindergarten children's academic outcomes using a randomized control-group design. Participants were divided into three groups: a classroom-only group (C-only) receiving NGSS-aligned S & E inquiry; a classroom plus family engagement group (C + F)…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Science Activities, Science Curriculum
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Lottero-Perdue, Pamela; Bolotin, Sonja; Benyameen, Ruth; Brock, Erin; Metzger, Ellen – Science and Children, 2015
Many preservice and practicing elementary teachers are familiar with the 5E learning cycle. This cycle provides a relatively simple, alliteratively memorable framework for teaching science in which lessons (or even entire units of instruction) consist of five distinct phases: Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration/Extension (hereafter,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Engineering, Design, Science Education