Students can explore how their bodies interpret the world around them by exploring the nervous system and nerve cells. Specifically, by examining nerve cells related to mechanical senses, pain, temperature,…
Teaching second graders about weathering and erosion can feel abstract — until students are physically holding cards showing the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, and a river delta, deciding for themselves…
Teaching students about reversible and irreversible changes is an important part of elementary physical science. Students begin to understand that some changes to materials can be undone, while others create…
Teaching properties of matter can feel abstract for students until they get their hands on it. When students test, observe, and question what they’re seeing, the concepts start to click…
As a child, I was utterly fascinated by earthquakes and volcanoes. Never mind that I lived nowhere near a faultline or plate boundary and would likely never experience these phenomena…
Teach students about plate tectonics and how the plates interact with one another with a Plate Boundaries Sort that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade….
Do your 4th-grade students understand how fossils tell the age of the earth? Can they explain what causes earthquakes or how mountains are formed? If not, we can help. If…
Second graders cover three main science domains under the NGSS: physical science (matter and its changes), life science (plant growth and habitats), and earth science (landforms, erosion, maps, and water)….
The Next Generation Science Standards are complicated and challenging to unpack. They are three-dimensional and include both content knowledge and performance expectations. The NGSS website gives us some information on how to…
Ever wonder how you could teach about energy in a way that brings science alive for your elementary students? Wish you had a ready-made list of helpful energy teaching ideas,…
Do you ever wonder what your third graders should know in science? As an elementary teacher that follows the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), this third grade science curriculum helps…
When teaching earth science, one of the most useful distinctions to help students understand is the difference between slow changes examples and fast changes examples in the real world. Slow…