Core Curriculum Science

Introduction

Sciences Overview
NSTA Position Statement: Early Childhood Science Education
What Children Gain by Learning Through Inquiry
Science Learning Pathways for Young Children
Innovate
Dr. Chaille Presentation
Dr. Zur CPIN Presentation (October, 2011)
Science Overview Assignment

Physical Sciences
Math and Science in Preschool
DAP STEAM in STEM (p. 158)
Physical Science Assignment: Observation Areas Chart

Life Sciences
Parental Reports of Children's Biological Knowledge and Misconceptions
Ideas and Essences: Early Understandings of the Non-Obvious
Life Sciences Discussion

Earth Sciences
Preschool Curriculum Framework (PCF) Teacher Resources
Science in the Air by Bosse, Sherrie; Jacobs, Gera; Anderson, Tara Lynn, Young Children • November 2009
Science in the Preschool Classroom by Kathleen Conezio and Lucia French,Young Children • September 2002
Earth Sciences Discussion

Scientific Inquiry
Dr. Zur Scientific Inquiry Presentation
Ramps and Pathways by Betty Zan and Rosemary Geiken, reprinted from Young Children • January 2010
Self Survey Integration Checklist
Inquiry Assignment