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Early Childhood & Science

  • NSTA Position Statement: Early Childhood Science Education
  • NSTA Position Statement: Parent Involvement in Science Learning
  • Sharing the wonder: Science with infants and toddlers
  • STEM Smart Brief: Nurturing STEM Skills in Young Learners, PreK-3 describes the issues, key research and promising practices related to fostering STEM skills in early learning environments.
  • Supporting Scientific Thinking and Inquiry of Toddlers and Preschoolers through Play
  • STEM Starts Early provides key findings and suggestions for grounding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in early childhood.
  • Science literacy begins in early childhood and continues throughout life. Discover the reasons why science is important in elementary schools at this STEM Teaching Tool.

Chris Like, Science Consultant

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