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Sand explorations

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Peggy Ashbrook

Sand play engages children in many of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) disciplinary core ideas, practices, and crosscutting concepts. Explorations with sand also involve natural phenomena of flow and adhesion, and math concepts of scale and volume, as children … Continue reading →

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What science happens in your sandbox?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Peggy Ashbrook

A pile of sand, a sandbox or a sensory table full of sand are tools for imaginative play, sensory exploration and science investigations.  In the April 2013 issue of Science and Children, the Early Years column, I wrote about how … Continue reading →

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Expanding the classroom walls

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Mary Bigelow

Whether it’s a riverbank, a lakeshore, or along an ocean or bay, the water is a popular vacation place in the summer. But what if your classroom could be extended to study these places during the school year? Last fall, … Continue reading →

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