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Title: Joyful STEAM Civics: Interdisciplinary Learning Collaborations between TK-2 Students and Scientists
Language: English
Authors: Kimi Waite, Jennifer Burgin
Source: Social Studies and the Young Learner. 2025 38(1):11-16.
Availability: National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contract Number: 2032469
Intended Audience: Teachers
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Preschool Education
Elementary Education
Kindergarten
Primary Education
Grade 1
Grade 2
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Citizen Participation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Cooperation, Scientists, Models, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Early Childhood Education, Science Education, Science Instruction
ISSN: 1056-0300
Abstract: A play-based approach to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) that centers joy and imagination is fundamental to teaching young students about environmental civic engagement. In turn, diverse young learners of underrepresented backgrounds also need bilingual and bicultural mentors and role models to demonstrate that the possibilities they dream of are achievable and feasible. This article outlines and describes a three-step learning framework created by two former kindergarten teachers, which the authors call "Joyful STEAM Civics: Interdisciplinary Learning Collaborations between TK-2 Students and Scientists" (TK, or Transitional Kindergarten, is a transitional grade between preschool and kindergarten). The framework emphasizes STEAM and social studies integrations and draws upon the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) curricular themes of "CULTURE" and "GLOBAL CONNECTIONS."
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