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Zimmerman, Lori; Brown, Michelle – Science and Children, 2021
Teachers are the critical component of students' success in the classroom (NRC 2001), but families are the critical component of student success at home. When families and teachers develop strong relationships and build trust with each other, students benefit (Henderson and Mapp 2002). This is especially true in communities where home culture is…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Science Instruction, Cultural Differences, Interaction
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Kelly, Laura Beth – Science and Children, 2016
Sometimes students manage to complete investigations without really using complex and scientific language. Even when they use scientific vocabulary, they do not always build logical arguments to communicate their findings. In this article, the author describes how several elementary science teachers addressed this challenge in after-school STEM…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Vocabulary Development, Summer Programs, STEM Education