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This story is aimed at promoting not only inquiry into the germination of tree seeds but seeing trees as typical flowering plants, also known as angio...
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For this story, the main purpose is to explore the relationship between temperature and pressure of gases but it may spill over into the concepts of f...
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Rolling objects are always fascinating for children. This story gives children an opportunity to find patterns in the process of rolling objects down ...
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The main purpose of studying the pendulum in this story is to provide a vehicle for finding and sorting out variables and designing a study for discov...
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The Neighborhood Telephone System
This story uses the “tin can” telephone (TCT) as a focus for inquiry into the transmission of sound waves along a medium and also provides an oppo...
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Heat and cold are often difficult concepts for children to understand. First, our everyday sloppy language gives them a predisposition to such common ...
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Using the Book and the Stories
It is often difficult for overburdened teachers to develop lessons or activities that are compatible with the everyday life experiences of their stude...
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The Link Between Science, Inquiry, and Language Literacy
There is currently a strong effort to combine science and literacy, because a growing body of research stresses the importance of language in learning...
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The apparent daily motion of the Moon and other celestial objects through the sky is a major science concept. This story is designed to call attention...
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The main purpose of the “Cheeks” story is to get the children to learn something about the behavior of shadows cast by objects in sunlight. Althou...
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This story is designed to spur an inquiry activity about the process of weathering and soil formation. Evidence lies all around us if we look closely ...
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The theme of the story can be summed up in one word: microclimates. Have you noticed that there are variations among the temperatures broadcasted on y...
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The incident described in this story actually happened to the author during a camping trip in Everglades National Park years ago. The humidity was fie...
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Just what kinds of characteristics do living things receive from their parents and what kinds of traits do they not? What makes the offspring of any a...
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Evolution and the Functions of Color
The purpose of the first activity is to stimulate students’ interest in the coloration of animals. While students may already be aware that the whit...