Use these resources to integrate the nature and process of science into your teaching at grades K-2.

Know your students What are the abilities of students in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades, and how will this impact your teaching? Nature of the student in primary elementary Implications for instruction Implications for understanding the nature of science Getting started Tips for the teacher: General approaches for emphasizing what science is and how it works Sample starting activities: Suggestions for kicking off the school year right Integrating the nature and process of science Identifying your learning goals Modifying your current lessons Samples of modified lessons

Nature of the student in primary elementary

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