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Favorite smells—stories and activities
I love the way two-year-olds inexpertly sniff, to sense an odor. They crinkle up their nose and snort, or gasp, and blink their eyes, not quite puttin...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’m feeling really frustrated. I thought the students were following along in my first unit, but I am really disappointed in the test results. W...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Rather than competing with the commercial hoopla around Halloween, perhaps we science teachers could do our own special celebrations that relate to sc...
By Mary Bigelow
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Thinking BIG, Learning BIG: Summer reading becomes September's lesson plans
July is a distant memory of 6am wake up calls for my high-schooler who took PE over the summer, balanced with my getting more than five minutes of pea...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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What an appropriate theme for the September issue! I’ve often wondered why field trips are usually scheduled in the spring when the fall is such...
By Mary Bigelow
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Books about fall leaves, inspired by the autumn equinox
Do deciduous tree leaves in your area change color before they fall?...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Individualized professional development
The middle school where I teach just changed the topics taught each year to align with our state standards. My specialty is biology/life science, but ...
By MsMentorAdmin
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All summer I was getting ready for the upcoming school year by collecting clear plastic jars and bottles with screw-on lids. Now they are on the shelf...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Two items titled “Critical Thinking” are on my desktop right now: the September issue of Science Scope and an op-ed piece in the Boston Gl...
By Mary Bigelow
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I’m thinking of requiring some “take-home” projects for students this year. (I teach at the elementary level). I think these would p...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Chemistry for a changing world
Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year! I was excited by the theme of this kick-off issue. I loved chemistry as a high school student (Thank you, Sister...
By Mary Bigelow
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Just in case you have not yet read the column “Teaching Through Tradebooks” in Science and Children, the National Science Teachers Associatio...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Planting this fall for springtime blooms
I’m planning a fall gardening activity now, before school starts, and the first step is to mark my calendar to buy spring flowering bulbs before the...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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What’s the best way to set up cooperative learning groups for labs and other activities? How often should I change the groups? I’d also li...
By MsMentorAdmin
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I’ve just heard of a few new resources from PBS. They’ve recently redesigned the PBS Teachers page (it seems to be the month for redesigni...
By Mary Bigelow