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Edwards, Kirsten D.; Gotwals, Amelia Wenk; Wright, Tanya S. – Science and Children, 2020
Young children love opportunities to build, discover, and solve problems. Teachers can take advantage of these natural tendencies by introducing students to aspects of engineering design while they engage in classroom activities. Engineering also lends itself to supporting students in developing disciplinary literacy practices such as learning…
Descriptors: Engineering, Kindergarten, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
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Schrodt, Katie; Winters, Jeremy; Huddleston, Tracey – Science and Children, 2021
In today's dynamic global economy, integrated units of study are particularly important. Students who are fluent in several disciplines and comfortable moving among them can make meaningful connections and maintain enhanced understandings (Sias et al. 2016). This article shares an integrated STEAM unit that is grounded in the science disciplinary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
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Wilson, Rachel; Bradbury, Leslie; Lunceford, Amy; Stanbery, Shannon – Science and Children, 2021
Working with second-grade teachers, the authors designed a six-day integrated science and language arts unit to investigate the structures that insects use to make their sound vibrations. They were inspired by "The Very Quiet Cricket" (Carle 1990), which was used as the focus text for the unit, as well as "Bug Music"…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 2, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Shea, Lauren M.; Shanahan, Therese – Science and Children, 2020
Science often takes a back burner to English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. With ELA and Math being tested from early years and school funding relying on each, many teachers are pushed by administrators to spend as much time as possible on those two subjects. During the authors' years as classroom teachers and professional development providers,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Language Arts, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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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
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Nelson, Sara; Allen, Patti – Science and Children, 2020
Science is a great time to focus on language development in the elementary classroom. Participation in science requires that students use language to present claims, engage in argumentation, and partake in science and engineering process skills. Over the years, the authors have noted the importance of vocabulary in students' ability to participate…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Robertson, Laura; Lamie, Catherine; Moran, Renee; Tai, Chih-Che – Science and Children, 2021
This article describes a project that integrates English Language Arts (ELA) and coding into environmental science. For this project, students researched science content about human impact on the environment, communicated their findings through a traditionally formatted narrative story, and then used a coding program called Scratch to create an…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Instruction, Language Arts, Coding
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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
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Westfall, Seth Marie – Science and Children, 2018
The lack of time available to adequately teach everything expected throughout the days and weeks in a school year is a major concern for many elementary teachers. The heavy focus on reading, writing, and mathematics leaves little time for science and social studies instruction. However, science is an integral part of preparation for college and…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Science Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Writing Instruction
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Mulvey, Bridget; Warnock, Carly – Science and Children, 2015
During a two-week inquiry-based 5E learning cycle unit, children made observations and inferences to guide their explorations of animal traits and habitats (Bybee 2014). The children became "animal detectives" by studying a live-feed webcam and digital images of wolves in their natural habitat, reading books and online sources about…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Ecology, Wildlife
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Hayman, Arlene; Hoppe, Carole; Deniz, Hasan – Science and Children, 2012
Imagine a classroom where students are actively engaged in seeking scientific knowledge from books and computers. Think of a classroom in which students fervently write to create PowerPoint presentations about their scientific topic and then enthusiastically practice their speaking roles to serve as docents in a classroom museum setting. Visualize…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Scientific Literacy, School Libraries, Teaching Methods
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Shimkanin, John; Murphy, Amy – Science and Children, 2007
Many teachers bring caterpillars into their class for their students to see the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. This is exciting and educational, but more can be done using Monarchs across the curriculum. This article describes an integrated butterfly unit for students in grades four to six that starts with identifying the Monarch…
Descriptors: Entomology, Intermediate Grades, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Mannesto, Jean – Science and Children, 2002
Reports on a project by a reading teacher that combines reading and science while debunking the myth of the big, bad wolf. Related activities include making animal tracks, writing, and measurement activities. (DDR)
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Integrated Curriculum
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Reid, H. Kay; McGlathery, Glenn – Science and Children, 1977
Provided are 33 ideas for incorporating science topics into a creative writing class. (SL)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Cannon, Evelyn A.; Ladd, George T. – Science and Children, 1974
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Instruction, Integrated Activities, Integrated Curriculum
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