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Science in the Cemetery

Cemeteries provide students with the opportunity to learn science in an unusual outdoor setting. In this activity, find out how Earth science, math, a...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children for 1999: Books published in 1998

These books were selected as outstanding children's science trade books, and are intended primarily for K-8. The selection was made by a book review p...

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Editor's Roundtable: Non-Standard Science

Science Scope’s editors share thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Teaching Circuits Is Child's Play

Although all the basics were covered in a traditional unit on electricity, it felt like something was missing—would the students be able to apply th...

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Slip, Sledding Away

This sledding activity is used to wrap up a unit on motion after students have been introduced to the concepts of speed, velocity, acceleration, and m...

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A Growth Opportunity

This 7th grade life science class is about to embark on the Plant Project as they collect leaves and flowers as a homework assignment and learn that t...

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Student, Graduate, and Faculty Perspectives on Fledgling Content-Based Doctoral Programs in Science and Mathematics Education: Producing a Professoriate as Well Trained to Teach as to Research

For the Ph.D. degrees in biology, mathematics, and chemical education to be appropriate, there needs to be more emphasis on research related to teachi...

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The Gigantic Titanic Egg Disaster

This activity features an iceberg-disaster simulation called the "Gigantic Titanic Egg Disaster." Students enjoy using their own problem-solving skill...

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Fearless Fliers

Under most circumstances, flying paper airplanes during class would not be allowed, but at the close of this 6th grade class students are encouraged t...

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Scooter Science

This interdisciplinary approach to studying the concept of acceleration uses scooters to visually demonstrate the change of velocity over time and dis...

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Haiku and Science—Observing, Reflecting, and Writing about Nature: Using an Art Form that Demands Careful Observation of the Natural World

Haiku and science both focus on nature and require excellent observational abilities. This article describes the characteristics of haiku and a haiku ...

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Solar-Powered Racers

The science concepts introduced in this activity, such as the workings of simple machines, energy, work, friction, and air resistance provide a good s...

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Meeting State Standards Through Integration

This article focuses on teaching science standards through doing, constructing, and connecting processes. Students engage in the "doing" through inqui...

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Global Warming: It's Not Cool! A model for creating Multisensory Instructional Packages

The author designed this Multisensory Instructional Package (MIP) to develop environmental awareness in a variety of interesting ways. All the resourc...

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Editor's Note: The Bottom Line

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....