Susan Koppendrayer shares the history of citizen science and why it’s a valuable tool for incorporating in the science classroom and remote learning.

This free booklet from the Smithsonian provides historic and practical techniques for teachers and parents who want to start their own nature journal.

Teachers and parents can help students use science journaling practices to hone observation, reflection, and literacy skills.

CSI’s STEM Education specialist and Bible specialist share resources to help teachers transition to distance learning during COVID-19 quarantine.

Multiple activities, labs, and resources to foster quality science instruction in a virtual environment

A variety of online tools to help deliver instruction online

How do educators use phenomena to promote student inquiry? Read about the what, why, and how of phenomena in the science classroom.

Susan Koppendrayer, STEM education specialist, explains the student-centered and phenomena-based Gather, Reason, Communicate framework.

Promoting an atmosphere of discovery reflection, encouraging questions, and working in groups are practices that promote classroom habits that guide students to understand and celebrate the order and design God placed in his creation. Susan Koppendrayer, CSI STEM education specialist, explains how the 5E Instructional Model can transform and shape the science classroom experience for teachers and students.

A one-page summary of the 5E Instructional Model