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Editor's Note (January 2006)

This section provides notes from the field editor regarding several articles in the journal and offers anecdotes for making science available to all s...

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ELMO Project: Science Instruction for Students

The ELMO (Embedded Learning MOdules) curriculum reform project has designed science curricula for specific nonscience students that fulfill core requi...

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A Transforming Partnership

Working side-by-side with museum scientists and other experts in classrooms, in the community, and in the school's adopted watershed, teachers learned...

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One Mode is Not for All

This article examines the construction of science journal texts by three elementary school children identified with special learning needs. These text...

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Inquiry-Based Investigation on the Internet: Sound and the Human Ear

This online exploration of sound energy and the human ear includes an activity where students formulate, justify, and evaluate a number of predictions...

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Commentary: The Coming of Age of Informal Science

The array of informal education configurations is enormous yet all follow the same basic premise of educating through flexible, interesting, and often...

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Scope on Safety: Turn up the heat--Safely!

Is burning down your middle school science laboratory one of your biggest concerns due to the heat sources used to conduct experiments? No need to wo...

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Science 101: How can hands-on science teach long-lasting understanding?

Hands-on science activities have long been touted as a great way to motivate students who otherwise might not be all that interested in science. This...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Crazy for Loco Beans

Do you remember your amazement the first time you watched a Mexican jumping bean hop around in the palm of your hand? Investigating "jumping beans" i...