Education Week

Aligned Science Curriculum, Better Scores? Research Finds a Connection

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify the nature of the organization WestEd. Using an elementary curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards improved students’ science ...
PBS

Understanding The Job Of Our Sun | 1st Grade Science

Students use their senses to go on a Notice and Wonder walk exploring the sun.
JSTOR Daily

Tracking Nature With Technology: First and fourth graders collaborate on a citizen science project to locate and research animals found in their school yard

Science and Children is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioners' journal for grade PreK–5 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science ...
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DoDEA Americas First-Grade Students Build Imaginative Robots from Recyclables

First-grade students at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pierce Terrace Elementary on Fort Jackson, S.C. recently tested their creativity by designing and constructing helpful robots ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

'From first grade to first job': Foundation surprises first graders, families with promise of ongoing support, college scholarships

Milwaukee developer Barry Mandel stood before the graduating class of kindergarteners and their families at Milwaukee Academy of Science and asked them to close their eyes. "I want you to go ahead and ...