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As a teacher, you can threaten, cajole, plead, or reward students into doing what you want, but the ultimate decision about how much to participate is...
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Student learning is the ultimate goal of everything you do in the classroom. Assessment is the process of gathering information (or evidence) from a v...
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Creating Professional Development Opportunities
Even if your school does not require one, it’s important for you to have your own plan for continuing education. You can begin by generating a list ...
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When students think of cold weather, they often think of mittens, snowflakes, and penguins! In this chapter, celebrate those tuxedo-clad birds that ha...
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Earth is an extremely complex system with many components and subsystems, and they all interact and affect each other. The four major subsystems are a...
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Global warming is happening now, and scientists have evidence that humans are to blame. The rate of warming in the past 50 years has doubled, and temp...
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Resurrection Plant: Making Science Come Alive!
An inanimate, seemingly dead, 3–5 in. ball-shape brown object placed in water and exposed to sunlight is observed to “come back alive” and turn...
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Toothbrush Design—Is There A Better Bristle?
What kind of toothbrush do you use—manual or electric? What is the shape of the head and the handle? Could you describe the firmness and the layout ...
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Historical Use of Trade Books in the Science Classroom
“Teaching Through Trade Books” is a column that has appeared monthly in Science and Children since January 2003. It highlights the science and li...
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In today’s electronic age of video games and MP3 players, children are not spending as much time outdoors as past generations did. Many fear that as...
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We often gloss over the history of science—the women and men who have made advancements in the area of scientific discovery. These notable individua...
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Your students are most likely not knowledgeable about the raw materials, the design processes, and the technology involved in manufacturing the produc...
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“Is it time yet?” is a cry heard from many a student’s mouth. Is it time for lunch? Is it time to go home? Is it time for recess? Is it time for...
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From the youngest ages children construct buildings, bridges, towers, and anything else that comes to mind using a variety of materials. The books and...
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The lessons in this chapter challenge students' common misconception that air is "nothing." Using two engaging trade books with "stop-and-try-it" form...