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Everyday science for preschoolers and early elementary

Grades K - 2 Science

The Everyday Science for Preschoolers collection was designed with children’s natural sense of curiosity, wonder, and discovery in mind. Each resource includes a video (English and Spanish), a background essay, and teaching activity ideas. Topics addressed are found across the Scope and Sequence for Science for elementary and include: simple machines, sink or float, animals, the moon, clouds and weather, colors, sounds, and seeds and plants.  Provided by PBS Learning Media. 

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