NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Source
Science and Children129
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 20011
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 129 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Clevinger, Candi; Lange, Alissa A.; Schock, Elizabeth – Science and Children, 2022
Children can see the Moon with the naked eye and often are curious about the Moon and other objects in the sky, like the Sun and the stars. However, there is sometimes disagreement in early childhood about whether studying space is appropriate for young children. This activities described in this article engaged children who had different learning…
Descriptors: Science Education, Space Sciences, Astronomy, Learning Activities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kaczor, Alexis; Robertson, Laura; Price, Jamie; Lester, Lindsay; Nivens, Ryan – Science and Children, 2022
In this article, the authors discuss finding teaching the standard on the apparent brightness of the Sun (5-ESS1-1) to be a challenging and frustrating experience due to the abstract nature of the standard and generally low interest of their fifth-grade students. They had previously used hands-on learning activities involving flashlights to model…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 5, Scientific Concepts, Radiation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Moskalik, Christine – Science and Children, 2021
This article presents a series of activities that not only help learners discover the waggle dance--a behavior performed by scout bees to communicate the location of a flower patch--and its purpose but also introduce circuitry, engineering, and energy transfer using hands-on, inquiry-based strategies. These activities were conducted in a…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Electronic Equipment, STEM Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cook, Kristin; Bush, Sarah; Cox, Richard – Science and Children, 2017
Teaching STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) in elementary school could be even more promising than teaching STEM. This is due to its ability to cross multiple subject areas and its appeal to multiple types of learners. Intentional integration of the arts in science and engineering lessons has the potential to more deeply…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tofel-Grehl, Colby; Searle, Kristin; Hawkman, Andrea; Hansen, Tyler; Lott, Kimberly – Science and Children, 2021
This article shares the "Paper Circuit Story Timeline" and the "Story Quilting" project from the Elementary STEM Teaching Integrating Technology and Computing Holistically (E-STITCH) curriculum, a free curriculum and project guide set for grades 3-6. The E-STITCH curriculum is designed as a method for teaching science and…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Current Events, Science Education, Social Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Demetrikopoulos, Melissa; Thompson, Wesley; Pecore, John – Science and Children, 2017
Art and science help students investigate light energy and practice fair testing. With the goal of finding a way to save "Beady Kid" from invisible rays, students used science practices to investigate the transfer of light energy from the Sun. During this art-integrated science lesson presented in this article, upper elementary (grades…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Light, Energy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Llewellyn, Douglas; Pray, Sandra; DeRose, Rob; Ottman, William – Science and Children, 2016
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance science teaching. In this month's issue an upper elementary Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) challenge brings an engineer into the classroom while emphasizing cooperation, communication, and creativity. STEM activities come in various shapes and sizes. Some are quite involved…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Science, Engineering Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Perkins Coppola, Matthew; Merz, Alice – Science and Children, 2020
Each fall at harvest time, young students in the authors' part of the Midwest visit apple orchards to learn more about the life cycle of plants. This tradition is one part of a larger unit centered on apples, integrating life science with language arts and social studies. The authors partnered with kindergarten teachers at several schools to…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Science Instruction, Language Arts, Social Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Grinnell, Sandie; Angal, Sharon – Science and Children, 2016
In a 2012 blog post, John Maeda discusses the idea that while science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education plays an important role in innovation, limitations exist when we focus exclusively on STEM. Maeda advocates for the addition of the "A" for Art to the acronym, insisting that the arts promote the creativity and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Art Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Robertson, Laura; Dunlap, Eric; Nivens, Ryan; Barnett, Kelli – Science and Children, 2019
This 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) learning cycle integrating science and mathematics challenges and engages second-grade students in designing sail cars to solve an engineering problem. Students create and use line plots to organize their data to evaluate the strengths and weakness of their design solutions. Three…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hendrix, Rebecca; Eick, Charles – Science and Children, 2014
Sound propagation is not easy for children to understand because of its abstract nature, often best represented by models such as wave drawings and particle dots. Teachers Rebecca Hendrix and Charles Eick wondered how science inquiry, when combined with an unlikely discipline like drama, could produce a better understanding among their…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Acoustics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Drama
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fulco, Charles – Science and Children, 2017
On Monday, August 21, 2017 there will be a Total Solar Eclipse. This will be the first time the Moon's umbra has touched the continental United States since 1979 and the first totality to span the country coast-to-coast since 1918. From within parts of Oregon and through 14 states to South Carolina, the Moon will completely hide the Sun for a few…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Burton, Bill; Ogden, Kate; Walker, Becky; Bledsoe, Leslie; Hardage, Lauren – Science and Children, 2018
For the last several years, the authors have implemented an integrated Mars Colony project for their third-grade classes. Students explored several considerations related to colonizing and inhabiting a new world, including food sources, types of citizens, transportation, and housing design. Nearly everything about the project was open-ended, full…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Space Sciences, Elementary School Science, Science Activities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Delaney, Ashley; Jurgenson, Kari – Science and Children, 2019
The connections the "Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS") creates between science content and practices to literacy and mathematics are especially beneficial at the elementary level. In this article, the authors present a series of lessons a second-grade teacher taught within a thematic unit that integrated standards…
Descriptors: Standards, Science Instruction, Engineering Education, Literacy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wilcox, Jesse; Kruse, Jerrid; Clough, Michael – Science and Children, 2017
Even though many educators are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), science often does not receive the attention in elementary school that it should. One way to ensure that elementary school children have the science experiences they need and deserve is to use it as a context to teach…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Grade 3
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9