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Schneider, Laura B.; Grable, Stephanie – Science and Children, 2022
Science centers provide an engaging way for young learners to explore related concepts. The hands-on nature of each exercise secures the stimulation necessary to maintain focused attention. In this article, the authors describe a multi-day 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) lesson on nocturnal and diurnal animals with science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Animals, Student Centered Learning
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Lange, Alissa A.; Rice, Erin; Howe, Noell; Tian, Qiuju – Science and Children, 2021
In this challenge, the authors wanted to support students' knowledge of light and the ways in which it interacts with other materials through a series of connected learning experiences. These experiences are related to "NGSS standard 1-PS4-3 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer. Plan and conduct investigations…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, STEM Education, Learning Activities
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Hoffman, Jennifer – Science and Children, 2021
Recently, many students experienced a sudden shift to virtual learning. During this abrupt transition, Jennifer Hoffman helped her students adapt to online learning by employing user-friendly tools to best support students' digital literacy and science learning. In this article, she explains an instructional module that she created for fifth-grade…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, STEM Education, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
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Park Rogers, Meredith; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy; Nicholas, Celeste; Francis, Dionne Cross; Danish, Joshua – Science and Children, 2023
Representation in science is anything that stands for something else--drawings, pictures, graphs, or other representational forms (Danish et al. 2020). Representations serve as public displays of phenomena that make aspects of those phenomena explicit (Gilbert 2008). They can serve to make the invisible visible, communicate ideas, display…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids, Freehand Drawing
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Boling, Joshua; Longhurst, Max; Lott, Kimberly – Science and Children, 2022
Using cross-grade peer mentoring as an integral component to field trip experiences can help educators realize the learning potential of nature-based experiences. When young students are paired with older students, Socratic peer dialogue deepens interest, investment, and ultimately ownership of new learning. Using peer-supported inquiry…
Descriptors: Mentors, Place Based Education, Peer Teaching, Environment
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Craddock, Anne – Science and Children, 2021
Students in the intermediate grades love to talk--but not necessarily about making sense of what they are learning. How do teachers design classrooms that cultivate productive discourse? How do they get out of the way and teach children to learn? First, let's give them something to talk about. Second, teachers need to teach them how to engage in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Cooperative Learning
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Gunshenan, Clare; Inouye, Martha; Houseal, Ana; Jacobs, Tracy – Science and Children, 2021
In this article, the authors share how model lessons spaced throughout the year, connected by a single anchoring phenomenon, provided opportunities for teachers to build schema for complex science learning as they shifted between "learner hats" and "teacher hats." Descriptions of the authors' workshop sessions include…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Workshops, Teaching Methods
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Bose, Frances Nebus; Lynch, Megan E.; Zembal-Saul, Carla – Science and Children, 2021
Multilingual children learning English often receive inequitable curriculum, instruction, and assessment opportunities in preK-5 schools where English is the dominant language of instruction. There is an even more prevalent gap when also considering access to high quality STEM learning opportunities. Why is STEM enrichment for multilingual…
Descriptors: STEM Education, After School Programs, Enrichment Activities, Bilingual Students
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Yamaguchi, Janet – Science and Children, 2023
This article describes how using a variety of differentiation strategies, such as listening to stories, visualizing scenarios, and performing tactile activities, can help fourth-grade students to conceive of and express examples of energy transfer.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Story Telling, Visualization
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Rodriguez, Alberto J. – Science and Children, 2021
The concepts of "culturally relevant pedagogy" and "culturally responsive teaching" have been interpreted and enacted in various ways for over two decades. Informed by this research, the author shares a critical approach to teaching and learning using "sociotransformative constructivism" (sTc). This framework merges…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Constructivism (Learning), Social Justice, Teaching Methods
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Broderick, Jane Tingle; Boniol, Kathryn; Martin, Nathan; Robshaw, Kate; Holley, Virginia – Science and Children, 2021
Early experiences with planning and guiding children's learning can be exciting for preservice teachers in undergraduate teacher training programs. In this article, observations of a preschool play session guide four preservice teachers to design a series of play-centered lessons addressing serious science concepts (Hall 2010). While the concepts…
Descriptors: Play, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers
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Hansen, Alexandria; Gribble, Jim; Moran, Amber; Hansen, Eric; Harlow, Danielle – Science and Children, 2021
In an increasingly digital world, the elementary school students of today who learn to program will be positioned to re-imagine and build the future. As educators, it is essential to consider how such an important skill is made accessible for a diverse range of students, including those diagnosed with learning disabilities. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Programming, Grade 4
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Roberts, Kean; Kruse, Jerrid – Science and Children, 2022
To combat environmental apathy, the authors seek to help students develop environmental knowledge, ethics, and "critical-thinking skills that will prepare them to evaluate issues and make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet". This article describes scientific, place-based investigations of local species and their…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Education, Environmental Education, Elementary School Students
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Reigh, Emily; Miller, Emily Adah; Simani, Maria Chiara; Severson, Alice – Science and Children, 2023
Since the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) were released, K-12 science teachers have been figuring out how to extend related learning opportunities to all students, including multilingual learners (MLLs) who are new to speaking English. Elementary schools often prioritize math and English language arts, the subjects that are…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, English Language Learners, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning
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Wilcox, Jesse; Moore, Naryah; Nolting, Sarah; Reyna, Courtney; Potter, Caitlyn – Science and Children, 2021
In this kindergarten lesson about pushes and pulls, the authors used the SHARE strategy to embed effective questions throughout each phase of the 5E learning cycle (Engage, Explore, Explain, Evaluate, Elaborate). The thoughtfully worded and open-ended questions shared in this article can help students generate ideas and focus their thinking…
Descriptors: Physics, Questioning Techniques, Kindergarten, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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