NAEYC EC Science

The NAEYC Early Childhood Science Interest Forum. We promote science/STEM experiences for children 0-8 & share science resources with EC educators.

[NAEYC EC Science @ECSIF]

Even infants explore phenomena! There is no age at which children begin thinking about their world and testing out their ideas. #earlyscience #ECE #STEMstartsEarly

[STEM Teaching Tools @STEMTeachTools]

By exploring phenomena, students have opportunities to apply science and engineering practices and to build their own larger scientific conceptions and identities.
https://t.co/ICpBOX404i

#SciEd, #ScienceEd #STEMed, #NGSS #NGSSchat

[Peggy Ashbrook @PeggyAshbrook]

@STEMTeachTools @SciJeanne @STEMequality One of my faves for supporting productive talk in #PreK & elementary: Practice Brief 72 - How can arguing from evidence support sensemaking in elementary science?
https://t.co/4yf185cF5o @ECSIF @AnneLowry8 @CAHoisy

[Philip Bell @philiplbell]

Our next @STEMTeachTools PD webinar for #NGSS is probably my favorite! (🤫) #NGSSchat

⚡️ We analyze different education scenarios to see how to build on the varied INTELLECTUAL STRENGTHS of each student as they make sense of #SciEd phenomena. ⚡️

Join us! https://t.co/wogNChO1iX

[Anna Dutke @ADutke]

At @ISD719CommEd Nature Adventures Camp the students were all about catching "grasshoppers." Upon looking closer they realized some looked different from others which led to learning about katydids and crickets.

[Erikson Early Math @eriksonmath]

From an early age, children notice & appreciate patterns in the world around them. Patterns & sequences of different kinds begin to pop up all over the place, especially in the BOOKS they love.
4 Fun Books that Explore Math, Patterns, and Sequences

https://t.co/lP06KHM8o5

[STEM Teaching Tools @STEMTeachTools]

The new vision for science education features a three dimensional view of learning.
https://t.co/gwXIrOMsnP

#SciEd, #ScienceEd #STEMed, #NGSS #NGSSchat

[ecstemlab @ecstemlab]

Join us for our Preschool STEM Workshop Series, 2022-2023! 6th year! We're staying virtual-we've had a blast connecting people from all over the country. It promises to be an engaging series with NEW surprises and special guests. Register today! https://t.co/DQ2sg2dz24

[Anna Dutke @ADutke]

Thanks to the shade of the forest & Mother Nature's "fan," the heat didn't stop us from having a great 3 hours of camp.

Picture: It's impossible to explore water with preschoolers without someone flooding their boot. 🤣

[NAEYC EC Science @ECSIF]

In #ECE we may steer children away from arguing but “Engaging in argument from evidence” is one of the @OfficialNGSS Practices of Science & Engineering. Children love to state how they know what they (think) they know ➡️great discussions/opportunities 4 oral language & reasoning.

[STEM Teaching Tools @STEMTeachTools]

Argumentation is central to productive science learning. How can your classroom and lab activities be modified to provide opportunities for argumentation in these discussion formats?

https://t.co/FcYdm07aU5
#SciEd, #ScienceEd #STEMed, #NGSS #NGSSchat

[Cindy Hoisington @CAHoisy]

Just received my advance copy of this groundbreaking infant and toddler STEM book edited by expert @ECSIF colleagues @BethVanMeeteren and Sherri Peterson! And yes that's my recommendation on the back cover along with @PeggyAshbrook and Shelly Counsell!

[Peggy Ashbrook @PeggyAshbrook]

Children learn so much about the diversity of plant life and the different structures that plants have when they have some opportunities to explore, touch, and pick. (Yes *my* garden suffers many losses to the toddler’s exploration) #OutdoorLearning @ECSIF

[NAEYC EC Science @ECSIF]

A great resource for learning about #weather and measuring precipitation in particular. Even for #preK and #kindergarten!

[CoCoRaHS @CoCoRaHS]

The CoCoRaHS Catch - Happy Birthday, CoCoRaHS! - https://t.co/hhtenKHNU8

[NAEYC EC Science @ECSIF]

What explorations of light and shadow have been most engaging and enduring for your young children/students? #phenomena #earlyscience

[Peggy Ashbrook @PeggyAshbrook]

What does a shadow feel like? #earlyscience #STEMstartsEarly #phenomena @ECSIF

[Peggy Ashbrook @PeggyAshbrook]

Early childhood educators, this report is for us and upper elementary educators! @ECSIF @NAEYC

[NAEYC EC Science @ECSIF]

@taftphaedra1 Raccoon or opossum? https://t.co/HFgmsc5x5o

[@NGSS_tweeps @NGSS_tweeps]

*admin* TY @ScienceEdDPS for a week looking at systematically implementing curr/inst at district level! This week, welcome @taftphaedra1, an elementary sci coach in CT. Excited to bring another freshman tweeper to the account to engage with this month. Looking forward to it!

[NAEYC EC Science @ECSIF]

What kind of problem solving do your #Prek students do in the #sandbox? So many possibilities for appreciating the properties of matter while making #engineering design choices! #foundationalexperiences

[STEM Teaching Tools @STEMTeachTools]

Many youth have extensive experience observing or engaging in design projects that develop solutions to everyday problems or interests that matter to them. The design knowledge and identities of youth can help other students in #engineering: https://t.co/PQkELF05pE

[Peggy Ashbrook @PeggyAshbrook]

Great discussion on @NAEYC’s Hello: “SCIENCE PLAY- What does it look like and how can we support it?”https://t.co/Hjlt11eKSA

[New America Ed @NewAmericaEd]

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[NAEYC EC Science @ECSIF]

Reflecting on experiences and talking about them together supports our acceptance of new ideas and more sophisticated understandings. #natureplay #earlyscience