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Science education is rarely a priority in elementary schools. That may be changing under the Next Generation Science Standards, adopted in whole or in part by 38 states and the District of Columbia.

Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom. The “On Teaching” series focuses on the ...

Teaching elementary school science can be a struggle. Math and English dominate the schedule in the early grades, often leaving scant time for science. And most elementary teachers don’t have a ...

During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science. Specifically, I learned that elementary school students are predisposed to ...

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How can you use interactive read-alouds to enhance your science teaching? In this hands-on virtual workshop, educators will learn how to combine literacy and science in the elementary classroom using ...

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