3 Tips for Closing Your Science Classroom
3 Tips for Closing Your Science Classroom 01 Inventory and Kit Cleanup Save time and money with these inventory tips! → 02 Kit Storage View replacement and storage tips for your totes. → 03 Carolina Science Online (CSO) Preparing your CSO account for the summer is fairly maintenance free. → Congratulations on the completion of […]
3 Steps to Get Ready for Science | SSftC
3 Steps to Get Ready for Science Welcome Back, Science Superstars! We’re thrilled to have you back for another exciting school year filled with discovery, curiosity, and hands-on learning. As you prepare to ignite young minds and foster a love for science, we’ve created a simple 3-step checklist to help you open your classroom with ease […]
3 Steps to Get Ready for Science | STCMS
3 Steps to Get Ready for Science Welcome Back, Science Superstars! We’re thrilled to have you back for another exciting school year filled with discovery, curiosity, and hands-on learning. As you prepare to ignite young minds and foster a love for science, we’ve created a simple 3-step checklist to help you open your classroom with ease […]
SSftC Kit Inventory Lists
Setting the standard in 3D learning and 3D assessment Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™, 2nd Edition™- Kit Inventory Lists Click on the titles below to access, download, or print inventory lists for 1- or 3-use kits. Kindergarten Grade Kindergarten Physical: How Can We Change an Object’s Motion? Grade Kindergarten Life: What Do Plants and Animals […]
STCMS Kit Inventory Lists
Setting the standard in 3D learning and 3D assessment Smithsonian’s STC Middle School™ Kit Inventory Lists Click on the titles below to access, download, or print inventory lists for 1- or 5-class kits. Life Science Structure and Function Unit Kit Ecosystems and Their Interactions Unit Kit Genes and Molecular Machines Unit Kit Earth and Space […]
Models: Bringing Real-World Phenomena to School | Whitepaper
Whether learning in a physical or virtual classroom, using models helps students understand real-world phenomena— like COVID-19—and solve problems related to phenomena. Download PDF “Thanks in large part to the power of model-based science, we are in a far better place than any generation before us to deal successfully and efficiently with a pandemic of […]
Telling a STEM Story | Whitepaper
How Smithsonian curriculum developers help K–5 students make sense of phenomena and problems Download PDF By Dr. Katya Jane VinesActing Division Director for Curriculum DevelopmentSmithsonian Science Education Center Think about one of your favorite books that you read as a child. What made it your favorite book? Almost certainly, one of your answers will be […]
Nurturing Young Thinkers | Whitepaper
How science can enhance early elementary students’ curiosity and communication skills Download PDF By Dr. Sarah J. GlassmanSenior Science Curriculum DeveloperSmithsonian Science Education Center Young children are naturally curious. They get excited to observe the natural world and ask questions. Teachers may believe they need to limit this curiosity to teach their state’s science standards. […]
Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into 3-D Science Classrooms | Whitepaper
Download PDF In a fourth-grade classroom, groups of students work together to answer questions about how energy is transferred when two objects collide. When they observe a moving marble collide with a stationary marble, they begin to figure out what causes the stationary marble to move at a particular speed in a particular direction. Using […]
Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills | Infographic
The Smithsonian’s 5-year LASER i3 validation study provided evidence that grades 1–8 students learning through inquiry-based science education demonstrated real-life skills needed for the workforce. Download PDF