I was recently reading the November/December 2024 issue of “Science and Children” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. 

In this issue, I read the “Guest Editorial” column, written by Emily Adah Miller and Ayca Fackler.  They wrote an article entitled, “Expanding Science Knowledge Through Expansive Science Teaching.” 

To prepare students for future scientific endeavor and to be scientifically literate world citizens, teachers must challenge the status quo, pushing the limits of science education by using local place to contextualize and increase science understanding.