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Field Trip to the Moon

The main features of lunar geology are now fairly well known, perhaps better known than some aspects of terrestrial geology. This is not surprising—...

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Editor's Note (April 2004)

Have you ever worked with your students on some authentic problem? An issue in the school or community comes up and your class studies it? Most of y...

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Editor’s Corner: Spirit and Opportunity

Throughout the 2004 school year, The Science Teacher (TST) feature articles focused on providing inquiry experiences with meaningful assessments in ...

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Exploring Native Science

This article describes an innovative summer camp program that serves middle school Iñupiat and Athabascan students from the interior and the arctic r...

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Touchable Tornadoes

Tornado machines are scaled-down versions of the type exhibited in children’s museums. However, unlike those in the museums, these machines allow st...

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Inquiry and Developing Interpretations from Evidence

When developing a rubric or criteria for assessment, teachers should be sure that they are accurately gauging student understanding. Good questions fo...

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Scope on the Skies: Scope it out!

A multitude of celestial opportunities were present during the month of April, 2004. This issue of Scope on the skies highlights some of the celestial...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Exploring Ecosystems

This month’s Teaching Through Trade Books column explores the complex relationships of living things to their natural environment and to each other....

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Ladybugs Across the Curriculum

A thematic unit centered in ladybugs offered cross-curricular opportunities for kindergarteners. A series of activities designed to build on individua...

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Tried and True: Bean plants: A growth experience

To enhance a seventh-grade life science unit, the author had students grow bean plants in the classroom. Students were then able to observe roots, ste...

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The Quest for the Perfect Weather Forecaster

Just how accurate are weather forecasters, anyway? How can a meteorologist from one television channel predict a completely different forecast for the...

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Severe Weather

Educating the public about safety issues related to severe weather is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) mission. ...

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Ooey, Gooey, FISH GUTS!

Hook your students onto inquiry-based science by implementing this ooey, gooey fish guts activity into your science curriculum. The author developed t...

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Problem Solvers to the Rescue

During a two-week summer camp, third and fourth graders participated in a series of hands-on lessons related to the concepts of mass and volume. Throu...

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Looking At Density From Different Perspectives

All too often middle school students equate density with one object simply being "heavier" than another. Even if students are able to accurately calcu...