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Dalvi, Tejaswini; Wendell, Kristen – Science and Children, 2015
A team of science teacher educators working in collaboration with local elementary schools explored opportunities for science and engineering "learning by doing" in the particular context of urban elementary school communities. In this article, the authors present design task that helps students identify and find solutions to a…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Science Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Elementary Education
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Brown, Sherri; Newman, Channa; Dearing-Smith, Kelley; Smith, Stephanie – Science and Children, 2014
"Framework for K-12 Science Education" states that "children are natural engineers … they spontaneously build sand castles, dollhouses, and hamster enclosures and use a variety of tools and materials for their own playful purposes" (NRC 2012, p. 70). The "Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS") also…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Instructional Development, Lesson Plans