Use these resources to integrate the nature and process of science into your teaching at grades 3-5.

Know your students What are 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students' abilities and how will this impact your teaching? Nature of the student in intermediate elementary Implications for instruction Implications for student learning about the nature and process 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 Introducing the Science Flowchart Integrating the nature and process of science Identifying your learning goals Modifying your current lessons Search for lessons Sample of a modified lesson Teaching tools: Visual/conceptual aids and strategies for using them

And be sure to take advantage of the additional, all-level resources shown to the right.

Nature of the student in intermediate elementary

		Guide to Understanding Science 101 Conceptual framework Teaching tools Resource database Image library How Understanding Science is being used Correcting misconceptions Educational research Alignment with science standards