Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
| Science and Children | 3 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Education Level
| Early Childhood Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
| Primary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkAshbrook, Peggy – Science and Children, 2014
The "Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)" for K-12 have three dimensions--science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts (NGSS Lead States 2013). "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" states, "Crosscutting concepts have value because they provide students with connections and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Cognitive Mapping, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Vaughn, Meredith Houle; Gatling, Anne – Science and Children, 2013
English language learners (ELLs) bring a wealth of knowledge to science classrooms, yet often that knowledge is untapped by traditional instruction and assessment. As classrooms become increasingly diverse, it is critical to recognize the depth of understandings ELLs bring to classrooms to explain the scientific world around them. English language…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Inquiry, Language Acquisition, Plants (Botany)
Peer reviewedWeber, M. C. – Science and Children, 1974
Presents the view that the use of behavioral objectives in the science curriculum may conflict with inquiry and violate the philosophy of investigation. (JR)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary School Science, Instruction
