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Editor's Note: Early Childhood Engagement in Science

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Editor's Note: Early Childhood Engagement in Science

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers STEM Lesson Plans

The Early Years: Integrating Digital Tools

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The Early Years: Integrating Digital Tools

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue talks about how digital media and rob...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Technology Teaching Strategies

Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge

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Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue discusses the optimizations that will serve to inform r...

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The Early Years: Getting Deep With Documentation

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The Early Years: Getting Deep With Documentation

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this kindergarten practice, storytelling leads to drawi...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Science and Engineering Practices Literacy

Engineering Encounters: An Engineering Design Process for Early Childhood

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Engineering Encounters: An Engineering Design Process for Early Childhood

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue shares information about trying (again) to engineer an ...

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Look and See: I Wonder Why

This lively book’s title makes the perfect motto for young scientists: Look and see! With the help of charming text and bright pictures, you learn j...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Instructional Materials

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Fragrant as a Flower: I Wonder Why

Follow your nose! This book invites you to learn what your sense of smell can teach you as you amble around town. Go along as a little boy listens to ...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Instructional Materials

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Quiet as a Butterfly: I Wonder Why

“One day I listened. I listened to all the sounds I heard. I listened and I wondered.” From a clock’s ticks in the morning to a father’s sn...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Instructional Materials

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Next Time You See a Cloud

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a s...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Life Science Instructional Materials

The Early Years: Navigating Natural Disasters

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The Early Years: Navigating Natural Disasters

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students attempting to contain mo...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science Physical Science

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