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A Bermuda Triangle of Science

The Bermuda Triangle is famous for the unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft, and for strange meteorological phenomena that allegedly have ...

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The Early Years: Feet First

Kids love animals, especially learning about them. Investigating the differences among an "animal part"--such as feet--of various species can be an i...

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There's Life in Those Dead Logs!

If asked to describe the natural features of forests, students might start out by mentioning familiar plants and animals such as trees, mammals, birds...

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Tech Trek: Wordsmiths on the web

Based on authors Bob Tierney and John Dorroh's practical suggestions for promoting student writing and the learning of science, this column highlights...

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Science 101: If an insect grows to human size, will it have superhuman strength?

If insects grew to gigantic proportions, could they take over the world with their super-strength? To find and understand the answer, you have to un...

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Creating Deep Time Diaries: An English/Earth Science Unit for Middle School Students

Students love a good story. We all do. That's why incorporating literary fiction that parallels teaching goals and standards can be so effective. In t...

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Kinesthetic Writing, of Sorts

The ability to clearly communicate what was learned as the result of an experiment is a key component of science in general, not just science in the m...

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Teacher's Toolkit: Teaching for transferal

An area of cognitive science that may one day help connect neuroscience and education is the concept of transferal. Transferal refers to how the skill...

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Learning to Make Systematic Decisions

How do communities deal with the needs of a growing population? How do they manage limited resources like land, energy, and water? How do they balance...

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Tried and True: Write it, do it

Effective writing is a keystone in the process of developing scientific knowledge. Scientists must be able to successfully communicate their findings ...

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Every Day Science Calendar: May 2006

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...

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What's Bugging You?

"'Ooh, these things give me the willies, and I am not getting near them." "Wonder what those things are and what they eat?" Statements like these wer...