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The Frugal Science Teacher, PreK-5: Strategies and Activities

Teachers of all grades and disciplines often dip into their own wallets to outfit their classrooms with materials and supplies that school and distric...

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Bubble Bubble

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Bubble Bubble

With magic bubble solution, a boy discovers that he can blow any kind of bubble imaginable: a kangaroo, a bird, a car, or a boat. Mercer Mayer's color...

By Mercer Mayer

Elementary Informal Education Curriculum Science and Engineering Practices New Science Teachers

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Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms

Science teachers, like all teachers, start each school year with high hopes and expectations for students to succeed. They plan their lessons, scrambl...

By Anne Tweed

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Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4

Science does not exist in a vacuum and, therefore, shouldn’t be taught that way. In that spirit, Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4, is a han...

By John Eichinger

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Daniel and the Old Lion Hunter

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Daniel and the Old Lion Hunter

Daniel Bernoulli wanted to be the Newton of the eighteenth century; he thought he could do it by studying fluids (by that he meant liquid and gases). ...

Elementary High School Middle School Interdisciplinary

Magnets in Water

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Magnets in Water

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about magnetism. The probe is specifically designed to determine whether students be...

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science Physics Assessment Phenomena

Adaptation

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Adaptation

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think ani...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Evolution Assessment

Biological Evolution

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Biological Evolution

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological evolution. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguis...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Evolution Life Science 5E Teaching Strategies

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 3: Another 25 Formative Assessment Probes

Because you demanded it! Since publication of Volume 1 of this series, thousands of teachers are using these innovative classroom tools to improve stu...

By Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, Chad Dorsey

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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