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The Case of the Disappearing Snack

Who doesn't love a good mystery? Not any kid we know! Second- and third-grade students sure did as they eagerly solved The Case of the Disappearing S...

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Build-a-Brain Project: Students Design and Model the Brain of an Imaginary Animal

The brain is a truly fascinating structure! Although the brain is a single organ, it is very complex and has several regions, each having a specific f...

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Drawing on Nature

Awaken and sharpen your students' powers of observation by using art, particulary drawing, in your science classroom. There is a commonality between m...

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Field Botany and Creative Writing: Where the Science of Writing Meets the Writing of Science

Merging science and writing to enhance both subjects was the objective of a venture known as Plant Notes. At first, teacher-written notes served as t...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Imaginative Inventions

In today's fast-growing, highly competitive global marketplace, innovative thinking is more important than ever. Encourage your students' creativity,...

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Science Sampler: The scientist and artist in all

Eliminate the faulty, stereotypical concept of the scientist and expose science as a diverse realm through this engaging and eye-opening activity. A c...

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Overcome Inertia through Summer Reading

Resistance or disinclination to motion is common in middle school teachers over the summer months, especially in those who find themselves at rest in ...

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Eye and Face Protection in School Science

Choosing what eye and face protection to provide for the high school science laboratory is often a challenge. Science teachers and school administrato...

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Visualizing NeuroscienceL Learning about the Brain through Art

Neuroscience is a subject that can motivate, excite, and stimulate the curiosity of everyone. However, the study of the brain is made difficult by an ...

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Phylogenetic Reconstruction as a Broadly Applicable Teaching Tool in the Biology Classroom: The Value of Data in Estimating Likley Answers

This laboratory exercise introduces students to a fundamental tool in evolutionary biology--phylogenetic inference. Students are required to create a...

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Magnifying Students' Interest in Science

Textbooks often teach students that there is one scientific process of science that must be rigidly followed—which leads them to equate science with...

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Scope on Safety: Dust off your safety procedures

The National Air Pollution Central Administration estimates that over 43 million tons of dust falls on the United States yearly. Now, add to the dust ...

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Cooperative Learning in the Science Classroom

To help high school science teachers make sense of the extensive cooperative learning research over the last two decades, this article summarizes the ...

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Adapting to the Deep Sea: A Fun Activity with Bioluminescence

The deepest parts of the oceans are currently the focus of many new discoveries in both the physical and biological sciences. Middle school students f...

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Science Sampler: Light in the media spotlight

Movies, music, cartoons, comics, popular literature, and internet websites are all powerful resources for science teachers. Collectively, these media ...