Resources
- Bell, P., Lewenstein, B., Shouse, A. W., and Feder, M. A. (Eds.). 2009. Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
- Callanan, M. A., C. L. Castañeda, M. R. Luce, and J. L. Martin. 2017. “Family Science Talk in Museums: Predicting Children’s Engagement from Variations in Talk and Activity.” Child Development 88 (5): 1492–1504.
- Center for Childhood Creativity. 2017. “The Roots of STEM Success: Changing Early Learning Experiences to Build Lifelong Thinking Skills.” https://centerforchildhoodcreativity.org/roots-stem-success/
- McClure, E., L. Guernsey, D. Clements, S. Bales, J. Nichols, N. Kendall-Taylor, and M. Levine. 2017. “STEM Starts Early: Grounding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Early Childhood.” http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/jgcc_stemstartsearly_final.pdf
- NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, by States. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
- National Research Council. 2012. A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
- National Science Teachers Association. 2014. “NSTA Position Statement: Early Childhood Science Education.” http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/earlychildhood.aspx