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This chapter delves deeper into air pressure, or to be more correct, the pressure exerted by any gas. The most important part of this chapter is a sci...
Book Chapter
Balloons and Other Things That Sometimes Float
Hot air balloons float--sometimes. Regular old balloons that you get at a party float--sometimes. Boats float--sometimes. What makes them float and wh...
Book Chapter
Before moving on to weather patterns, there are a few concepts about air and water that haven't been covered thus far. This chapter ties together thes...
Book Chapter
The concepts covered so far that pertain to the Earth's weather will finally be applied in this chapter. A number of basic mechanisms that govern smal...
Book Chapter
In the previous chapter, we dealt with how the properties of air and water affected small-scale weather such as the formation of clouds, the formation...
Book Chapter
So far, small-scale and large-scale weather patterns have been dealt with. What seems to interest people most, though, are the "special" events relate...
Book Chapter
Connecting Electricity and Magnetism
As discussed at the beginning of the book, there is an intimate connection between electricity and magnetism, which will be further addressed in this ...
eBook
Air, Water, and Weather: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It (e-Book)
Thunderstruck by storm fronts? Perplexed about air pressure? Hazy on how weather works? If you’ve always been shaky on the science behind such pheno...
Journal Article
Science Sampler: Formative assessment guideposts
A formative assessment can provide a snapshot of what a student knows and is able to do. Use this approach to close the gap between what is known and ...
eBook
Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-Based Success Stories (e-book)
In this collection of 15 essays, educators describe successful programs they’ve developed to fulfill the National Science Education Standards’ vis...
eBook
Exploring Ecology: 49 Ready-to-Use Activities for Grades 4-8 (e-Book)
Get out of the classroom and into the field, where students can get up close and personal with the environment. Exploring Ecology gets you ready and t...
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: An Institute for Inquiry
The programs at the Institute of Math, Science, and Technology Education at Texas Christian University at Fort Worth, Texas, provide an array of profe...
Journal Article
Who says that art and science don't mix? Art provides students a way to visually represent their scientific knowledge and at the same time helps teach...
Journal Article
Guest Editorial: Where Are We Now?
Results from the recently released 2003 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), t...
Journal Article
Through a snow bank exploration activity students inquire about ice cave formations. Their icicle observations lead them to a discussion of stalactit...