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Commentary: The Value of Science Research Projects

In this month's Commentary, the value of science research projects is emphasized. The authors of this article have found that conservatively such proj...

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The Sidewalk Project: Students work with their community to invent a heated sidewalk powered by an alternative energy source

High school physics students from Littleton, New Hampshire, conducted experiments in an effort to use alternative energy to power a sidewalk heating s...

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Reaching Out to Outreach

Resources like university science camps, 4-H, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America can help motivate curious students with experiences related to c...

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Shell Creek Summers

What would motivate high school students to donate valuable summer vacation time to do science research?--the opportunity to make a difference! The S...

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Idea Bank: Microscopic Impressionism

Claude Monet meets the world of science through Histro-Art, a concept that was conceived from the impressions of an 11th and 12th-grade college prepar...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: What Happens to Seeds?

Wondering what will happen, waiting for a change, watching a young plant unfold--these are what make experimenting with seeds so enticing. Early expe...

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Crystal Clear Science

Subjects like Earth Science often rely on "ready made" hands-on materials such as kits and modules to support understanding and science inquiry. Howe...

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Cycling Through Plants

Through a sequence of three related learning cycles--exploring seeds, germinating seeds and monitoring plant experiments--third-grade students answer ...

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Service Learning: A Way to Connect Science to the Community

How often have we tried to connect middle school science to students' lives only to lack an idea or a vehicle for making the connection? Service learn...

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Discovery Central

One very nifty teacher decides to create four interactive, plant themed learning centers to help students develop science process skills, including ob...

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After the Bell: Science and algebraic thinking part I: Rates and Change

One of the most important connections that must be made during the middle school years is the relationship between scientific inquiry and algebraic t...

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Editor's Corner: Beyond Classroom Walls

In this month's Editor's Corner, the Field Editor discusses the importance of community-school-student partnerships. Science activities that take stud...

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Linking the Classroom to the Community

The Youth Network for Healthy Communities (YNHC) is a teacher-driven project in Washington State in which students research environmental health issue...