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  • Marie Reed Elementary School
  • Washington, DC
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My young scientists and engineers attend a public school in Washington, DC. They arrive in my classroom with a wide range of scientific knowledge and academic skills, and each of my students has a unique cultural and personal background that influences their learning. It is my job to ensure each student masters the grade-level science standards and scientific literacy skills. However, Science is particularly challenging for many of my students. There is a lot of new vocabulary and abstract concepts to learn. Students struggle with putting the new material together, and often students feel content is not relevant to their lives.

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My young scientists and engineers attend a public school in Washington, DC. They arrive in my classroom with a wide range of scientific knowledge and academic skills, and each of my students has a unique cultural and personal background that influences their learning. It is my job to ensure each student masters the grade-level science standards and scientific literacy skills. However, Science is particularly challenging for many of my students. There is a lot of new vocabulary and abstract concepts to learn. Students struggle with putting the new material together, and often students feel content is not relevant to their lives.

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