Your Elementary Classroom Science and Children Connections April/May 2018 Early Years Citizen science resources Teaching Through Trade Books Civil engineer planning sheet Depth chart and color-coded depth chart Soundings map student work page Tracking Nature with Technology Rubric Nurturing Local-to-Global Thinking Assessments Letter A Global Perspective Crosscurricular connections Rubric Engineering Encounters Design scoring rubric Materials list Rubric for calculations
March 2018 Teaching Through Trade Books Teacher diagrams The Forces at Work student data sheet (K–2) Toying Around With Energy student data sheet (3–5) School Maker Faires Maker Faire descriptions and rubrics Assignment overview Shadow puppets activity Plastic Pollution to Solution Committee checklists and weekly recycling logs Engineering design notebook List of makerspace supplies PBL project design overview Plastic pollution in the ocean worksheet Mars Mission Specialist Mission materials Teacher handbook 3D Pitstop Printing 3D Pitstop Printing teachers notes Engineering reading assignment Teaching Teachers Introduction to NGSS agenda NGSS Inside Out: unit redesign challenge Preparing your team for the NGSS Spotlight on the Crosscutting Concepts agenda
February 2018 Teaching Through Trade Books Comparison chart and offspring cards How Are We Alike student sheet and parent sheet I Get My From sheet and parent sheet My Observable Traits Plant and offspring card sets A Dazzling Journey to an Aquarium Ecosystem Scientist notebook rubric Dance Like a Butterfly Supplemental Material A—Assessment Supplemental Material B—Standards Engineering Encounters Jack and the Beanstalk design challenge Early Years Additional resources Animals and offspring example photos
January 2018 Early Years Resources Teaching Through Trade Books Energy quiz template Energy trading card PowerPoint Student sun sheets Energy report Ramps, Balls, and Measuring Distance—for All Data sheets Rubric Sounds of Science Sound recording sheet Sound sort cards Sound assessment Traveling with Science Collaboration ideas Assessment ideas Engineering Encounters Materials list, resources, and assessment Methods and Strategies Mary Anning Isaac Newton NGSS Resources Teaching Teachers Directions for scientist showcase NGSS Connections
December 2017 Early Years Book list Teaching Through Trade Books Grade 3–5 image coloring sheet Grade 3–5 Morse code messages Hello posters K–2 messages to send K–2 station cards Morse code key Generating Clean Water Attitude/interest survey Let's Get Charged Up Novice tier elaborate phase activities Oh No, Henrietta Got Out! Rubric Hexbug maze challenge Save Beady Kid from the Sun Beady person instructions Kid rubric and handouts Instructions Revised beady kid rubrics and handouts When is Melting Not Really Melting? Observable Silly Putty properties Engineering Encounters Student sheets and assessments
November 2017 Early Years Additional resources Teaching Through Trade Books Additional texts It's Getting Hot student data sheet 3–5 Swimtastic student data sheet K–2 Swimming in New Vocabulary Vocabulary rubric More Than Data Rubric A Cucurbit Ripe for Building Vocabulary Internet resource Materials Timeline The Case of Polar Bears Rubrics Table Engineering Encounters Changes student investigation Checklist Project intro Self-reflection Methods and Strategies Assessment chart
October 2017 Teaching Through Trade Books Animal charade cards Animal comparison sheet Animal group sheet Animal information sheet Bird fact sheet There's a Zoo in Our Room! Animal sorting cards Scaly, Slimy Fun in Prekindergarten Rubric for frog habitat activity How Do Plants Prepare for the Winter? Questions to guide the adaptation of the investigation to your local area The Paper Airplane Challenge Paper airplane table Paper plane challenge (PowerPoint) Performance expectations
September 2017 Early Years Examples of questions and comments Teaching Through Trade Books The Eyes Have It sheet Using tools to solve a task Professional Development in Real Time 5E lesson plan Creating STEM Kits for the Classroom STEM kit checklist Scientists Overnight Activities Openers
Summer 2017 Early Years Book List Teaching Through Trade Books Data Collection Sheet for Scientists Grades K–2 Ideas for Citizen Science Projects Grades K–2 Infographic Direction Sheet Science Research Outline Sheet Toad-ally Cool Math and Science Integration CER Rubric Bubble Babies Bubble Survivorship Activity Gaining Traction Bess Beetle Mini Experiments Lab Report Bess Beetle Observation Lab Report Bess Beetle Penny Pull Lab Report Improving Bess Beetle Traction Lab Report Improving Traction and Reducing Friction Lab Report My Life as a Bess Beetle Rubric Reducing Friction Lab Report Worksheet Methods and Strategies Methods and Strategies Questions Engineering Encounters Rubric Self-assessment
April/May 2017 Teaching Through Trade Books Crime scene sheet Materials testing sheet Mystery powders test sheet Clean It Up! Separating mixtures assessment rubric Separating mixtures worksheet Colorful Chemistry Teal If the Shoe Fits, Sort It! Example evaluation and rubric for sheets extension Blank flowchart Describing Matter Object sheet Engineering Encounters Project overviews, rubric, and reading list
March 2017 Teaching Through Trade Books Rabbit/hare pictures "Savvy seeds" student sheet Additonal texts Teacher resources "Where in the world" student sheet Waiting for the Monarch Rubric Preparing for the Eclipse Materials lists
February 2017 Teaching Through Trade Books Making of Mountains activity sheet "Passport" activity sheet Table tent template Countdown to the Great American Eclipse Eclipse viewer materials Eclipse viewer instructions
January 2017 The Early Years Resources for Technology in Early Childhood Methods and Strategies Additional Activity Investigation Design Template Observation worksheet Oral presentation checklist Practices Student work sample Teaching Through Trade Books Pinhole box directions Grade 3–5 Student Data Sheet Animal sort cards Human body diagrams K–2 Student Data Engineering Encounters EE Annotated Materials Constructing Arguments With 3–D Printed Models Challenge Guide Zooming in on Science Materials list and safety note
December 2016 The Early Years Soil temperature chart Potato planting resources Trade books about potatoes Teaching Through Trade Books Sorting cards Sound signals student data sheet Sound station cards Words Scratching Records Handout Rubric The Physics of Sound Sample checklists Making Sense of Sound Sound science 1 Sound science 2 Sound science 3 Understanding Energy Summative evaluation (answer key) Engineering Encounters Assessment Bookmark Booklights Doodle Bot Makey-Makey
November 2016 Teaching Through Trade Books Me and Leo Notebook My Nature Journal Engineering Encounters 5E Science Lesson Sensing Matter—Is It a Liquid or Solid? Discourse Sticks Recording List Checklist Recording Sheet Report Checklist Preassessment Read All About It Blank Matrix Resources Rubric Put Your Walls to Work Interactive Word Wall Expectations
October 2016 Early Years Additional resources Teaching Through Trade Books 3–5 PSA Announcement Guidelines K–2 Studying Severe Storms Protect Your House Additional texts Storm Warning Performance task What's Shaking?! Apps Engineering Challenge rubric Earthquake Simulation student chart Data chart In Our Neighborhood: Who's Been Here? Lesson plan Rubric Science and Superheroes Differentiation Summative assessment
September 2016 Engineering Encounters Parent Volunteer Letter Popsicle ad checklist Test tasting sheet Seeing Science in Haiku Assessment checklist Safety tips for outdoors Remaking Science Fairs Three-part assessment rubric Project packet Science Convention Timeline Safety Precautions Bringing the Maker Movement to School Assessments Project mini poster Teaching Through Trade Books Grades K–2 student brainstorming sheet Grades 3–5 student brainstorming sheet Frame picture Additional texts
Summer 2016 Native Plants and Seeds, Oh My! Main Idea and Detail Microscope Planning Experimental Inquiry Who Is Your Champion? Biomimicry Information and Links Lesson Sequence Biomimicry Lesson Model Rubric for Biomimicry Challenge Teaching Through Trade Books 3–5 Student Data Sheet: Commonalities in Life Cycles Additional Texts Helmet and Shell Pictures for K–2 Activities K–2 Student Data Sheet: The Purpose of Parts Pictures for 3–5 Activity Learning About Plants with STEAM Rubric Stalk It Up to Integrated Learning Explore Data Recording Sheet Reading Prompts Making the Transition to Three-Dimensional Teaching 5th Grade Shadow Explanation: Can't see this HTML5 video? Time to upgrade your browser!
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April/May 2016 Teaching Through Trade Books Design an Investigation Think Sheet Pill bug observation sheet Meta-Sticks Assessment Science in Sync Resources Template
March 2016 Teaching Through Trade Books 3–5 student data sheet K–2 student data sheet Additional resources Engineering Encounters Worksheets and rubric Understanding Human Impact Lesson 1 assessment Lesson 2 assessment Lesson 3 assessment Lesson 4 assessment Lesson 5 assessment Crabby Interactions Blue Crabs—The Struggle for Life Introduction to Blue Crabs Formative Assessment Probes "Is It Erosion or Weathering" probe Capturing Insects and Student Interest Data collection sheets Rubric Aquaponics Assessment The Lorax Readers' Theater Rubric Handout
February 2016 Amazing Muses of Science Assessment Rubric Mars Colony Assessment Luminous Lighting Rubric Engineering Encounters Keynote presentation Ornithologists By Design Shorter bird tally Teaching Through Trade Books Crayon observation sheet Crayon postcard template
January 2016 Made for the Shade Amazon links Interview and rubric Materials needed and photos of balloon bottle demonstration Teaching Through Trade Books Grades 3–5 student data sheet reverse Grades 3–5 student data sheet Grades K–2 student data sheet Puppet template Additional resources Engineering Motion Lesson plan Team 1 video: Can't see this HTML5 video? Time to upgrade your browser!
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Assessing the Unseen Interview and rubric Unit map Engineering Encounters Homework rubric Homework sheet POE sheet
December 2015 Teaching Through Trade Books Grade 3–5 daylight graph Grade 3–5 data sheet Grades K–2 student data sheet Additional resources Engineering Encounters Accessibility analysis and evaluation form Formative Assessment Probes FAP: mountaintop fossil Map That Find! Site record sheet Safety tips for the outdoors Fossil Explorers Blank data sheet PowerPoint slides Evaluation sheet Patterns in the Sky Moon phase tracking sheet Embodying Earth's Place in the Solar System Data table Seeing the Solar System Through Two Perspectives Assessment sample questions
November 2015 Teaching Through Trade Books K–2 student data sheet—It's Toy Time 3–5 student data sheet 3–5 two-page spread Additional resources Poetry Rocks! Poem template Rubric Safety tips for outdoors Putting Ideans on Paper Sound and light activity CER framework rubrics Student handout: Effects of States of Matter on Sound and Light Teacher handout: Effects of States of Matter on Sound and Light Early Years Extra resources Engineering Encounters Rubric Formative Assessment Probes Lemonade probe Programming Digital Stories and How-To Animations General management tips Map It Then Write It! Thinking maps Science for Two Voices S-T rubric
October 2015 Teaching Through Trade Books K–2 student data sheet 3–5 student data sheet Additional resources Pictures of water uses The Early Years Clothing Observation Log Clothing Observation Graph Graph images Speleothems and Sand Castles 5E Lesson Plan Using Models Scientifically Rubric Animal Detectives Additional Resources Journal Prompt Observational assessment checklist Unit Overview Summative Rubric NGSS in Action Safety Tips for Outdoors NGSS Architecture Methods and Strategies Template and Completed Table
September 2015 Teaching Through Trade Books K–2 student data sheet 3–5 student data sheet Additional resources The Early Years Examples of engineering design in the classroom and additional resources Formative Assessment Probes Where Do I Put the Switch? probe SCAMPERING Into Engineering Blank SCAMPER brainstorming sheet Gimmie an "E"! List of resources Designing a Sound-Reducing Wall Assessment and answer key, rubric, and additional resources and supporting information The EDP-5E Assessment and answer key, rubric, and additional resources and supporting information Community-Based Engineering Outdoor safety tips and rubric Engineering Encounters Common Core State Standards connections
Summer 2015 Formative Assessment Probes Snap Blocks probe The Early Years Additional books and resources Let's Hear It for Ladybugs! Rubric Smashing Milk Cartons Rubric Families Learning Together Details about the gummy bear launch, the NGSS connections for the catapult activity, and suggested assessment measures for each activity Pre- and post-event survey Methods and Strategies Self-assessment checklist
April/May 2015 A Constant of Change Change notebook rubric What Happens When an Environment Changes? Chart: eating and being eaten The Power of Water Data collection sheet Worksheets and probes Large-scale flooding images Step-by-step instructions and materials list Glossary Rubric Background information for teachers Additional resources Ring! Ring! Science Calling Rubric Early Years A list of children's picture books about change over time Teaching Through Trade Books Worksheet: grades K–2 Worksheet: grades 3–5 Additional texts Formative Assessment Probes No More Plants probe
March 2015 Early Years Data collection sheets and a list of books about painting Formative Assessment Probes Describing Soil probe Inviting Engineering Into the Science Lab Complete lesson plans and the rubric Our Garden Plot Thickens Rubric Blade Structure and Wind Turbine Function Group data sheets, results sheet, engineering design process sheet, and rubric Bringing Your Classroom to Life Rubric Safety guidelines for outdoor exploration Engineering Encounters Description of the centers Methods and Strategies Planning template, outdoor safety tips, and rubric
February 2015 Go With the Flow Field trip safety tips, rubrics, and a full description of the soda bottle ecosystem lesson How Does My Brain Pay Attention? Activity tips and resources Blank versions of the handouts Teaching Through Trade Books Data sheet and pictures for the 3–5 activity Engineering Encounters For the complete KWL chart, the water quality issues analysis chart, water filtration KWL worksheet, and the rubric
January 2015 Formative Assessment Probes Ice Cubes in a Bag Probe The Early Years Suggestions for a data record sheet for a coat collection exhibit Teaching Through Trade Books Bee cutout Into the Watery World Safety Issues When Planning and Conducting Field Trips and Field Experiences document and the Field Trip/Field Experience Permission Slip Virtual Modeling Pre- and postassessments Design in the Watershed Handouts, data sheet, and the rubric Safety tips Engineering Encounters Sample cooperative grading sheet, the systems template, and the formal rubric Methods and Strategies Templates of the Venn diagram and the "How to Make Pickles" assignment
December 2014 Formative Assessment Probes Watermelon and Grape probe Teaching Through Trade Books Student data sheets Observing Life in a Square Outdoor safety tips Gliding Into Understanding Representative scoring guide Shrieks and Shrills Rubric Bee-Wild About Pollinators Preassessment, parts-of-a-bee recording sheet, wacky words worksheets, and queen bee–worker bee Venn diagram Cinderella Separates a Mixture Record sheets Engineering Encounters Design challenge handout, scoring rubric, and a sample lesson plan
November 2014 The Wonderful World of World Worksheets in English and Spanish Real-World Units in the Conceptual Age Student work samples, a list of books used in the unit with Lexile levels, and an outline of the other investigations What Is a Foot Under Your Feet? Unit plan and detailed lesson plans (including the rubric) Teaching Through Trade Books The Tower Drop formative assessment probe Engineering Encounters Examples of student work, the rubric, and more Methods and Strategies Self-assessment checklist Safety First Handout with safety tips to distribute to parents
October 2014 A seQRet Treasure Hunt Picking the Path suggestion sheet, the rubric, and the outdoor safety suggestions Modeling Water Filtration Challenge letters, water filtration questions worksheet, filter ranking letter template, and rubric A Pattern in the Sky Table of enduring understandings, objectives, and activities, and the Phases of the Moon assessment checklist Teaching Through Trade Books K–2 activity data sheet 3–5 activity data sheet Annotated list of additional resources The Early Years List of resources Engineering Encounters Design and Build a Compost Column design brief, decomposition research resources, and the rubric
September 2014 How Do Scientists Work? Data recording sheet, conclusion template, conclusion questions handout, and modified formative assessment probe Taking the "Mystery" Out of Argumentation Blank data table Three, Two, One … Blast Off! Data and design sheets and scoring rubrics Integrating the Nature of Science Outdoor field trip safety tips Formative Assessment Probes Is It a Theory? probe The Early Years Trade book recommendations Teaching Through Trade Books A list of space exploration resources and The Known Universe: Then and Now Sorting Cards Engineering Encounters Blank copies of the engineer planning sheet and the self-assessment rubric Build your own LEGO device step-by-step photos
Summer 2014 Channeling Your Inner Entomologist Complete sample lesson plan Inspire Day Inspire Day lesson descriptions, a lesson plan for the seed germination activity, and a full-day schedule of events Family Science Day Sample exhibitor's letter, puppet lesson, and survey Big Project, Small Leaders Tips on starting a service learning project with your students and notes about safety Informal Science Learning in the Formal Science Classroom List of websites offering free elementary science curricula It's a Zoo Out There "Radar Ears" listening chart Teaching Through Trade Books K–2 and 3–5 student data sheets Additional resources Methods and Strategies List of possible funders Engineering Encounters Where's the Filter? activity sheet Activity sheets and evaluation summary
April/May 2014 Observe, Explain, Connect Poetry book recommendations and an NGSS disciplinary core idea reading guide for The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science (Vardell and Wong 2014) Friction in Different Languages Data table Putting the "Her" in Science Hero List of female scientists sorted by science discipline, the organizational chart, student choice chart, a student term paper rubric and organizational aid, a teacher rubric for evaluating presentations, and a student reflection worksheet Assessments in the Arguments List of common misconceptions about light and the rubric Teaching Through Trade Books My Tree student page, From Seed to Tree article, and suggested books Is It Living? formative assessment probe Is It Food For Plants? formative assessment probe The Early Years Resources about early childhood science, recording and reflecting on teacher-child interactions, and teaching children about ice and water Methods and Strategies Science trade book suggestions
March 2014 Our World Without Decomposers: How Scary! My World Without Decomposers cartoon worksheet, rubric, rotting log observation sheet, and list of outdoor safety guidelines In-class decomposer observation page Exploring Nature Through a New Lens Lesson preparation steps, full materials list, sample group and student responses, list of book titles with reference information, and sample rubric How Healthy Is Our Pond? Data collection rubric, presentation rubric, and water test descriptions Growing Gardens, Growing Minds Sample third-grade module and a suggested yearlong progression for the schoolwide event The Amazing Ecology of Pill Bugs Outdoor safety guidelines Science Shorts: Is This Alive? List of criteria for living things, the initial class list of living things, trade book suggestions, and rubric, outdoor safety tips Picture cards Living/nonliving T-chart Writer's workshop worksheet Early Years Trade book selections Safety First Outdoor safety tips Teaching Through Trade Books Additional resources K–2 student page 3–5 student page
February 2014 Do You Hear What I Hear? Guitar handout, science journal rubric, and oral presentation rubric Guitar handout answer key The Sound of Science Design brief and examples of student instrument designs Close Encounters of the Amphibious Kind KLEW chart and a sample notebook entry rubric Creative Sound Dramatics Model evaluation rubric From Vibration to Vocalization Detailed directions for using Audacity, elaborate phase resources including frog call reference material, the engage stage probe, and frog call data sheet Board game template (PowerPoint file) The Early Years Suggested reading for teachers and trade book titles Teaching Through Trade Books Animal sounds trifold brochure Methods and Strategies Suggested life science readings Science Shorts Sound card sort template Recognizing Excellence Book and website suggestions and the summative assessment rubric
January 2014 NGSS Guest Editorial NGSS chart with Common Core State Standards connections and additional resources Teaching Through Trade Books Student data sheets, a list of trade books, and additional resources The Early Years List of trade books and additional resources Let’s Get Physical Lesson plans and instructions for creating an adaptive graduated cylinder Culture Matters in Science Education Chart of culturally relevant principles in science with examples in instruction, curriculum, and visuals/charts/graphs What’s the Weather Like Today? Rubric NGSS for English Language Learners Rubric The Power of Multimodal Representations Evaluating My Classmates' Arguments template and Claims and Evidence writing scaffold Claims and Evidence writing scaffold (color-coded PDF) Methods and Strategies: Learning Science in Cultural Context Natural resources graphic organizer booklet
December 2013 Teaching Through Trade Books Student Pages Hours of Daylight Excel Graph Cake Cutouts The eBook Hook Connections, including the following: List of print and electronic trade books; rubric Making Connections Between the Digital and Physical World Connections, including the following: Materials list, design constraints, and points system Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Seed Science Connections, including the following: Chia nutrition label, chia taste test data sheet, letter to parents (in English and Spanish) with recipes, sentence scaffolds, and summative assessment Blank nutrition label worksheet Home/school connection blank nutrition label Can We Be Garbage Free? Job descriptions, conclusion worksheet, rubric Engineering Encounters Connections, including the following: Objectives and rubrics Useful properties student response sheet Student bait graph with printable bait Science Shorts Connections, including the following: Investigation checklist, assessment checklist, and investigative questions and connections to the NGSS Early Years Connections, including the following: Children’s books with recipes and other resources
November 2013 Assessing for Achievement Connections, including the following: Explore phase checklist, Rubric, and Tracking Chart Formative Assessment Probes Is It Melting? Probe …And Action! Sample Script Plan Seeing the Science Student Background Information Simply Performance Assessment Connections, including the following: Rubric Assessing the Process; Rubric Assessing the Product Crystal Clean Assessment Connections, including the following: Experimental Design Worksheet; Presentation Rubric The Early Years Suggested Books Teaching Through Trade Books Student Data Sheets
October 2013 Wacky Weather Connections, including the following: Severe Weather Research Sheet, Severe Weather Websites, Weather Instruments Matching Activity Sheet, Sample Chart and Graph with Data from Weather Instruments, Rubric, and Severe Weather Alert Chart Internet Safety Note Straw Rockets Are Out of This World Connections, including the following: Materials Resources, Activity Instructions, Data and Analysis Sheets, and Rubric for Straw Rockets Activity Global STEM Navigators Rubric Internet Safety Note Electromagnetic Induction Connections, including the following: Detailed Lesson Plans, Student Handouts, and Teacher Tools Measuring Success Worksheets Field Trip Safety Tips Teaching Through Trade Books Student Pages Formative Assessment Probes Swinging Pendulum Probe
September 2013 Science 101 FLV Microscope The Moon Challenge Project Template Class Report Desert Survivors! Play Scripts, Rubric, Data Sheets, and Internet Safety Note What Does Culture Have To Do With Teaching Science? Sample Plant Survey Science as a Second Language DOTS and U-C-ME Charts Small Wonders Close Encounters Rubric and Digital Microscope Activities The Early Years Trade Books and Resources Formative Assessment Probes When Is the Next Full Moon? Probe Teaching Through Trade Books Student Data Sheets Suggested Internet Resources Methods and Strategies How Far Did It Go? Probe
July 2013 The Early Years Connections Formative Assessment Probes Connections Methods and Strategies: Greenteam! Connections Horton Connections Weiss Connections TTTB Connections Kuhn Connections Tank Connections Internet Safety Note Connections
April 2013 The Dynamic Earth: Recycling Naturally! Clue Sheet Rock Cycle Activity Sheets Digging Into Rocks With Young Children Investigating Properties of Rocks Datasheet Rubric for Rock Drawings Washed Away! Field Trip Safety Guidelines Journaling: A Bridge Between School and Home Sample Habitat Journal Assignment Sheet Sample Habitat Journal Rubric Directions for the Family Journal Teaching Through Trade Books Let’s Learn About Water Anticipation Guide Earth Then and Now Student Page The Early Years Additional Resources Formative Assessment Probes Is It a Rock? Probe Methods and Strategies Citing Sources Rubric Note-Taking Rubric Video/Script Rubric Science Objectives and Content Standards Rubric
March 2013 Supercharging Lessons With a Virtual Lab Summative Assessment Get Connected Nature Journal Observation Checklist How Much Trash Do You Trash? Rubric Guidelines, Project Calendar, and Data Organization Example Bat Bonanza Rubric 5E Lesson Vision + Community = Outdoor Learning Areas Outdoor Classroom Faculty Survey The Early Years: Static Electricity: The Shocking Truth Trade Book Titles Links to Exploratorium Static Electricity Activities Formative Assessment Probes: When Equipment Gets in the Way Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires Probe Safety First Getting Wired On Safety Elementary Science Safety Acknowledgement Form Methods and Strategies: Birds of a Feather… Curricular Connections to Other Disciplines Trade Books
February 2013 Indoor-Outdoor Science Safety Guidelines for Outdoor Explorations Making Connections Through Conversation Animal Care Chart Template Safety Notes Additional Literary Resources Compost: The Rot Thing for Our Earth Safety Guidelines for Outdoor Explorations Plants, Alike and Different Lesson: Similarities and Differences Between Parents and Offspring Rubric The Wonder of Worms Worm Misconceptions Table Worm Bin Materials List and Worm Diets Lesson Worm Journal Does What I Eat and Drink Affect My Teeth? Prediction Table Findings Table Teaching Through Trade Books: Figuring Out Food Chains Food Chain Websites Student Data Sheets Organism Cards The Early Years: “Life” Science Additional Resources, Children’s Books, and Supply Suggestions Formative Assessment Probes: Labeling Versus Explaining Chrysalis Probe Methods and Strategies: I Wonder… Polymers Handout Reflect and Rethink Journal Page
January 2013 Shedding the Light on Engineering Design SLED Model for Engineering Design Client Cards Rubric List of Trade Books for Various Grade Levels Constructing and Critiquing Arguments Reflection Template Cost or Quality? Evaluation Rubric Egg-Packing Price Sheet Diagram of the Engineering Design Process Ducks Overboard! Data Sheet Sample Rubric Strong Stems Need Strong Sprouts! Timeline Additional Literary Resources Taking Engineering Design Out for a Spin Whirligig Template Early Years Ideas on Connecting Across the Curriculum Weather Symbol Strips and Tally Chart Rainfall Recording Sheet Temperature Recording Sheet List of Additional Teacher Resources Teaching Through Trade Books One Handy Thing Student Page New Invention Student Page Edison Quote Strips Formative Assessment Probes Solids and Holes Probe
December 2012 It’s No Problem To Invent a Solution List of Trade Books The Science of Safety Family Letter Rubric Additional Print Resources Limestone or Wax? Properties of Materials Chart The Great Build-A-Buoy Challenge Student Instructions and Materials List Early Years: Please Touch Museum Additional Trade Books and Online Resources Mountain Age: Creating a Classroom Profile Mountain Age Probe Science Shorts: Is Concrete a Rock? “Is It a Rock?” Probe Exploration Table Worksheet During the Video Worksheet Elaborate Worksheet
November 2012 Teaching Through Trade Books How Did That Get in My Lunch Box? Student Data Sheet Where in the World Did My Food Come From? Student Data Sheets Formative Assessment Probes “Birthday Candles” Formative Assessment Probe Soil Science in the Digital Age Outdoor Safety Guidelines Getting to Know Soil Student Activity Sheet 2 Soil Treasure Hunt Student Activity Sheet 2 Hats Off to Science Sample Letter to Parents Forum Note-Taking Organizer Post-Vocabulary Parade Survey Putting Science Literacy on Display Nonfiction Text Feature Assessment Sheet and Completed Sample Copy Bibliography of Weather Books Sparking Old and New Ideas I See It! Organizer
October 2012 Science Shorts: Modeling Light and Shadows Light and Shadows Loop Light and Shadows Loop Key 5E Lesson on Light and Shadows Formative Assessment Probe: Talking About Shadows Me and My Shadow The Spider Files Safety Tips for Outdoor Exploration List of Trade Books about Spiders The Early Years Additional Resources Picture of Unassembled Viewing Frame Pattern for Viewing Frame Storybook Science Additional Book Titles Selecting Appropriate Topics List of Common Elementary Student Science Misconceptions Changes Matter Preassessment Examples, Changes Stations, and Reversible Changes Sheet Preassessment Answer Sheet, Paper Cutting Demo Instructions, Chemical and Physical Changes Picture Sheet, and Sample Class Checklist of Changes Walking Tour Changes Chart May the Magnetic Force Be With You Magnetic Object Classroom Hunt Chart More Is Less Diagram and Charts
September 2012 Read—and Walk—to Antarctica Letter to Parents Chef of the Week Parent Information Letter Inquiry Takes Time Inquiry Form Inquiry Template This is Inquiry, Right? Lesson Plan Science Shorts: From Soda to Smoothies Smoothie Plan Student Worksheet Teaching Through Trade Books K–4 Butterfly Observation Sheet 4–6 Frog Observation Sheet Early Years Book List and Additional Resources Formative Assessment Probes Catching a Cold Probe
July 2012 Building a Community of Scientists Nature Walk Check List Favorite Nature Walk Observation Observations: Using your Senses during a Nature Walk Rubric Managing Your Classroom for Success Classroom Procedure PPT Procedure The Larger View Insect Documentation Assessment Mystery Box Marvels Collaborative Self-Evaluation Start with Science Field Trip Safety Formative Assessment Probes Where Did the Water Come From Probe Early Years Resources Teaching Through Trade Books Scientists Alphabet Word Card
April/May 2012 FAP—Is It Food For Plants Probe Just Me and You—and the Whole Community Down by the Stream Activities and Materials Safety Tips Experiment Steps Is Your Soil Sick Rubric Science Shorts: Truffula Tree Troubles Harvesting Data Table Wrap-Up Worksheet Slithering into Summer Checklist Dichotomous Keys Herpetology Programs Pre and Post Assessments Solar Energy Fun in the Sun Worksheet Studying Zooarchaelogy PowerPoint Data Card Assessment Rubric Recognizing Excellence Field Trip Safety Tips Monitoring Water Parameters PowerPoint Parameter Worksheet Chaperone Notes Monthly Datasheet Yearly Datasheet Parameter Worksheet Answers The Early Years Summer Activity Resources Summer Notebook Template Teaching Through Trade Books Books Nature Notebook Template
March 2012 Banishing Bradford Pears Rubric Birds Across Borders Safety Tips Assessment Questions Winter Bird Log Feeder Instructions Bringing Antarctica Home = Penguins Design Sheet Materials for One Class Teachers' Background Information Early Years Animal Observation Log Methods and Strategies Interview with Families Teaching Through Trade Books Garbage by the Numbers: Student Page Garbage by the Numbers: Answer Key
February 2012 Bringing Antarctica Home Rubric It's Tradition Activity Chart Lab With Dad Invitation Metric Olympics Data Table Never Too Cool for School Evaluation Reinventing the Bridge Student Information Sheets Redesign Reflection Prompts Final Bridge Reflection Prompts Science Sack Sunset Activity Safety Weekend Science Project Data Sheet Safety Tips Early Years Activity “Mirror, Mirror” Resource List Teaching Through Trade Books Data Sheet Science Shorts Family Letter Resources Formative Assessment Probes Can It Reflect Light?
January 2012 Teaching Through Trade Books Student Page “Toys in Space” Shadow Play Sample Question Types Formative Assessment Probes Objects in the Sky Probe Is a Mealworm Really a Worm? Rubric Landing Safely on Mars Pre- and Posttest Questions, Rubric, and Resource List Reach for the Stars! Suggested Websites and Resources Science 101 Image
December 2011 Time for Slime Tips and Data Sheet Preparing Grass Infusion Cultures Caught on Video! Online Extensions Rubric Formative Assessment Probes Pond Water Probe Science Shorts Assessment Rubric “Build a Dinosaur” Kit Internet and Print Resources Observation and Prediction Handout
November 2011 Teaching Through Trade Books Owl Chart Formative Assessment Probes Is It Living? Is It an Animal? Methods and Strategies Activity Station Descriptions and a Complete Science Lesson Sound Song Nurturing the Child Scientist Checklist Measuring Worksheet Weighing Worksheet Observation Station Assessment Rubric Prairie Stories Graphic Organizer
October 2011 Formative Assessment Probes Talking About Forces Probe Inquiry Science and Active Reading Sideways Force Testing Blackout Reading Activity Materials Crazy Shapes Activity Sheet Postassessment Prediction Sheet The NOS Challenge Unit Timeline May the Force Be With You! Data Collection Sheet
September 2011 Sizing Up the Solar System Assessment Questions Conversion Chart Rubric Teaching Through Trade Books OWL Chart Internet Resources Earthquakes Anticipation Guide Methods and Strategies Model Lesson Make Your Own Snow Day Comparison Table Snowflake Cutting Instructions Formative Assessment Probes Emmy’s Moon and Stars
Summer 2011 The Early Years Sample Group Chart Step Up to Full Inquiry Conclusion Questions The Case of Lobster Shell Disease Sample Lesson Plan Whoooo Knew? Answer Key Teaching Through Trade Books Animal Migration Scoring Sheet Museum Connections Assessment Checklist
April/May 2011 Teaching Through Trade Books Hurricane Felix (2007) Hurricane Katrina Data Worksheet Hurricane Dolly (2008) Hurricane Stan Sharing Digital Data Rubric Science Shorts Making Anenometers Journal Rubric More Activities Journal Activity Modifications Formative Assessment Probes Is It Living? Early Years Play Dough Data Chart Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning Rubric Calendar May A Standards-Based Science Fair Kudos Card
March 2011 Fire Up the Inquiry Inquiry Skills Assessment Lose the Recipe Radish Seed Growth Chart Formative Assessment Probes The Mitten Problem
February 2011 Concept-Based Learning Assessment Rubric Letter Formative Assessment Probes Needs of Seeds Outdoor Integration Monarch Butterflies Resource Books Record Sheet Seed Resource Books Science Shorts Worksheet What’s the Next Step? Blank Student Worksheet Student Work Sample 1 Student Work Sample 2
January 2011 Measure Lines Concept Cartoons Measure Lines Concept Cartoon Shadows That Enlighten Images from the Planets app. Formative Assessment Probes How Far Did It Go? Probe Methods and Strategies Volunteer Recruitment Suggestions Planning Timeline Build It Activity Passport Page: All About Birds Passport Page: Build It! Activity Ideas
December 2010 Science Shorts Resource List Curiosity+Kindergarten Self-Assessment Checklist Formative Assessment Probes To Hypothesize or Not Probe People Behind the Science Particles Story Animal Story Galileo Story
November 2010 FAP Life Cycles FAP Life Cycles Interactive Reflective Log Interactive Reflective Log Learn English Learn Science Sentence Frames Nature Detectives Blank Data Chart KWL Chart Project Reflection Rubric Scavenger Hunt Worksheet Reuse That Notebook Rubric Self Assessment Teaching Through Trade Books K2OWL Notebook
October 2010 Inference or Observation Tree Diagram A Walk in the Woods Classroom Activities Post-Visit Discussion Field Trip 1 Pre-Visit Discussion Field Trip 1 Sample Assessment Questions Field Trip Exploration 1 Arboretum Letter for Chaperones Beyond Predictions Data Table Assessment Formative Assessment Probes Floating Logs Science Shorts Transmitting Sound Activity Activity Questions and Rubric
September 2010 Citzen Scientists Ecology Lesson Measuring Tree DBH Plot Studies Measuring Snow Depth Data Collection Assessment Rubric Formative Assessment Probes Doing Science Introduction, Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Volume 1 Sound Science Sound Stations Teaching Through Trade Books Grades 3–6 Handout Grades K–2 Handout Experiences, Patterns, and Explanations EPE Tables My Summer Vacation Oil Spill Activity and Articles Supporting Ideas with Evidence Figure 2.1
Summer 2010 Summer Reading Research Van Hook Article Hamos Article Yager Article Shanahan Article Levy Article Glen Article Action Research Lesson Plan Collaborative Distance Learning Protocol Science Shorts Worksheet
April/May 2010 Blogging About the Weather Air Pressure Experiences for Students Introduction to the Weather Forecasting Task Script for Creating a Weather Forecast Unit Timeline Guidelines for Comments and Scoring Rubric Methods & Strategies Probing Classroom Temperature Activity Climate Change Links DIY Versus Professional Weather Station Directions Sample Weather Data Table Science Shorts Preassessment Seasons Narrative Sundial and Astrolabe Instructions Summary of Embedded Assessments Teaching Through Trade Books Cloud Watchers My Weather Forecast
March 2010 SciGirls Brainstem Game Game Overview and Preparation Student Instructions Cards Engineering for All Teaching Strategies Insect Keepers Resources Science Shorts Resources Checklist Directions for Rock Model Baking Gravity Racers Student Work Reading List Data Recording Sheet Investigating Motion Design Challenge Worksheet Investigation Rubric Oral Communications Rubric How Does It Move? Worksheet Elementary Design Challenges Rubric First-Grade Engineers Guiding Questions to Observe the Houses Guiding Questions to Learn About Houses Around the World Rubric Materials Price List Calendar Internet Resources Trash Pie: Is Your School Serving? Trash Pie My Oh My Handout
February 2010 Methods and Strategies NECAP Summary Information Science Inquiry Learning Profile Form From Mystery Seed to Mangrove Island Extension Lesson Science Shorts Data Chart Rubric
January 2010 Clues to the Past DDT Pesticide Label Rubric How to Make a Plant Field Guide Plant Field Guide Procedure How to Press Plant Clippings Methods and Strategies Invention Learning Stations and Resources Teaching Through Trade Books Moth Pattern and Data Table Nature Watch Extension Projects
December 2009 Hunting for Energy Blank Worksheet Completed Worksheet Energy Transfer Map More Than Meets the Eye Blank Laboratory Worksheet Science Shorts Student Snowflake Creations Snowflake Diagram with Lines of Symmetry More Student Snowflake Creations Figure 1 (from print version) Figure 2 (from print version) Figure 3 (from print version) Seeing the Light Student Handout Teacher Answer Key Shoe Box Circuits Circuit Component Cutouts Project Worksheet Teaching Through Trade Books Anticipation Guide Electricity At Home Page Grades 3–6 Electricity At Home Page Grades K–2 The Magic Mirror Supporting Worksheets Teacher Guide
November 2009 Science Shorts NSTA Connection Teaching Through Trade Books Book List The Early Years Water Is an Interesting Material
October 2009 CSI for Trees Tree Ring Diagram Ash Tree Bladen Ash Scan County Clerk Office Worksheet CSI PowerPoint Presentation Early Years Favorite Smells Chart Wind Solvers Data Table Wind Vane Directions Astronomies of Scale Planet Scramble Data Sheet Information Taken from DSMII Solar System Teacher’s Guide Deer Tracks in the City Books to Use in the Unit Sequence Guide Forces of Flight Forces of Flight Diagram Flight Data Sheet Literacy in the Learning Cycle Additional Books Today’s Authors, Tomorrow’s Scientists Book List
September 2009 What Grows There? Recording Sheet Plant Traits Plant Traits (alternate) The Gift of the Tree Rubric Vocabulary Worksheet Thirsty Plants in Arid Places Websites Forest or Field? Directions Methods & Strategies, Role-Play in the Science Classroom Game Cards Characteristics
Summer 2009 Breezy Power: From Wind to Energy Internet Resources Breezy Power Information Packet Page 1 Breezy Power Information Packet: Completed Worksheet Page 1 Design Packet Rubric Linking Science and Writing with Two Bad Ants Ant Investigation Worksheet Worksheet in Spanish YouTube in the Science Classroom Selected Resources from a Third-Grade, YouTube-Enhanced Weather Unit
April 2009 Explaining Glaciers Glacial Hitchhikers Worksheet Groovy Glaciers Worksheet 1 Groovy Glaciers Worksheet 2 Volcanoes on the Beach What Happened to Our Volcano? Artistic Oceanographer Day 4: Phytoplankton in Your Home Inspiring Future Scientists Inspiring Future Scientists Teaching Through Trade Books Day and Night Anticipation Guide Make a Picture Book Somewhere in the World Student Page
February 2009 Plants on the Move Blank Seed Experiment Worksheet Leaves: Nature’s Solar Collectors Isabelle Lesson Extensions Teaching Through Trade Books Seeds Chart Key
January 2009 Just Like Real Scientists Jane Goodall Play Profile of Ian Gilby An Official Research Project Internet Resources for the Sea Life Unit Virtual Fishing Trip
December 2008 Teaching Through Trade Books Water Droplet Cutout Water Exploration Stations
November 2008 Connections Charts and Book Talk Groups Narrative Informational Literature The POETRY of Science P.O.E.T.R.Y. Version B P.O.E.T.R.Y. Version C
October 2008 Worms Earthworm Facts Investigating with Darwin Extra Activity Figure 1 Figure 2 Better Boat Challenge Sailboat Extension
September 2008 Bringing Moon Phases Down to Earth Lunar Observation Chart Teaching Through Trade Books: Moon Phases and Models Moon Journal Moon Survey
July 2008 Everybody Loves PRISM! Parent Article Sun Savvy Students Get Sunwise
April 2008 Bring the Zoo to You! Data Collection Chart Grading Rubric for Animal Model Grading Rubric for Data Collection Chart Zoo Timeline Action Research Meets Engineering Design: Roller Coaster Activity Description and Rubric In Praise of Performance-Based Assessments Performance-Based Assessment
March 2008 Methods and Strategies: Students as Authors: Overview of the ISLE Matter Unit
February 2008 A Lemon of a Lesson: Activity Sheet
January 2008 Mighty Molecule Models: Blank Worksheet Teaching Through Trade Books: A Closer Look: Coin Observation
December 2007 A Revamped Science Expo: Board Template Project Guidelines Rubric A Kinder-Science Fair: Handout
November 2007 Teaching Through Tradebooks: Journal Introduction Journal Entry 1 Journal Entry 2 Journal Entry 3 Journal Entry 4 Journal Entry 5 Notebook Template Science Books Props: Weather Content Pretest Science Attitudes Test Reinvigorating Science Journals: Rubric Book List Everyday Science Calendar: Nova: The Most Dangerous Woman in America How to Star Watch Garrett Morgan 1 Garrett Morgan 2
October 2007 Teaching Through Tradebooks: Favorite Zoo Animals Worksheet The Radish Party: Soil Ecology Lessons Everyday Science Calendar: Edison 1 Edison 2 Columbus 1 Columbus 2 Compass Microscopes
September 2007 The Tree of Animal Life: Tree of Life Goodbye Critter Jitters: Habitat Plan Worksheet Exploring Animals, Glossopedia Style: Glossopedia Sample Lesson Plan Animal Report Planner Power Point Planner Everyday Science Calendar: NOAA Photo Library Pandas 1 Pandas 2 Insects 1 Insects 2 Birds
July/August 2007 Teaching Through Tradebooks: Water Article Water Activity Everyday Science Calendar (July): Samuel P. Massie Florence Bascom Hydroelectric Power Water Conservation Everday Science Calendar (August): Helen Hogg National Atlas Website
April/May 2007 Teaching Through Trade Books: Owl Student Page Environmental Education Saves the Day: Sample PLT activity: The Forest of S.T. Shrew Everyday Science Calendar (April): Plant-inspired inventions The Story of Hook and Loop Women in Chemistry: Mary Daly Everyday Science Calendar (May): Daylight Saving Time: California Energy Commission Daylight Saving Time: WebExhibits.org Roosevelt and Conservation: WhiteHouseHistory.org Roosevelt and Conservation: Library of Congress
March 2007 Coffee Can Speakers: Materials List Secret Message Science Goggles: Goggle Template Everyday Science Calendar
February 2007 Teaching Science Through Trade Books: Science Measures Up: Measuring Pets Worksheet
January 2006 Teaching Through Trade Books Jumping Bean Vendors
October 2005 Teaching Through Trade Books Worksheet
April/May 2005 Additional Trade Books for Use in a Seed Unit
November/December 2004 Making Thinking Visible: A Method to Encourage Science Writing in Upper Elementary Grades Graphic Organizer and Rubric
May 2003 Teaching Through Trade Books Building a Classroom Barometer Building a Wind Vane
