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Using a Cycle to Find Solutions
The National Research Council has suggested that science classes need to become more active and authentic (NRC 1996). To help with this effort, Thayer...
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Career of the Month: An interview with Dinosaur Paleontologist Matthew Carrano
In the hunt for dinosaurs, only a small number of species have been unearthed. Many answers remain buried, awaiting discovery, which is why dinosaur p...
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This article shares a successful strategy for using anthropomorphic texts for deep and accurate science learning for primary students. To involve stu...
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Science Sampler: Engineering in the classroom
In an effort to educate students about engineering, teachers in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, area challenged their students to become engineers. Stude...
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Family Secrets: The Bioethics of Genetic Testing
Family Secrets is a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum module that focuses on the bioethical implications of genetic testing. In high school bi...
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Point of View: Civic Engagement in the Science Classroom
Science educators are well-positioned to incorporate civic engagement into the classroom by the natural suitability of the subject matter. There are m...
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Idea Bank: School Greenhouse Design Tips
Growing plants in a controlled environment such as a greenhouse can be a wonderful enhancement to any science program. Thoughtful planning, proper des...
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The following questions are addressed in this month’s Ask the Experts column: “If energy is conserved and we begin to store “renewable” energy...
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Scope on the Skies: Eclipse cycles
The Moon's orbit around the Sun with the Earth brings it into position twice each month for an eclipse at new Moon and at full Moon. However, we do no...
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Get a Grip! A Middle School Engineering Challenge
Investigating the field of engineering offers the opportunity for interdisciplinary, hands-on, inquiry-based units that integrate real-world applicati...
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Every Day Science Calendar: November 2006
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Editor's Note: Reading Strategies for Science
In recent years, the increased attention to standards and achievement in reading has pushed the pendulum back towards incorporating reading within sci...
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Perspectives: The Synergy of Science and Reading
Elementary teachers today are faced with a lot of pressure to focus their efforts on teaching reading. Often this means that other disciplines, such ...
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Sharks and fishes is both a classic playground game and a lighthearted model to introduce second- to fourth-grade students to the concept of predation...
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Becoming Environmentally Literate Citizens
The RAFT technique (Santa 1988) is a writing strategy that helps students understand their Role as a writer, the Audience they will address, various F...