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Find out Why?

This year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) reaches out to families and asks them to discover the power of asking, "Why?" The mission of NSF's Fi...

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Research and Teaching: Promoting Attitude Adjustments in Science for Preserice Elementary Teachers—Linking Hands-on Experimentation in the Laboratory with Concept Development Strategies in the Lecture Hall

This article focuses on the restructuring of the science requirement for elementary education, early childhood education, and special education major...

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Point of View: Science at Scopes' School Today: Creationism 74 Years After the “Monkey Trial”—A Verdict

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue the author discusses the s...

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Editorial: Time Will Tell

The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Primary Paleontologists: Students "dig in" to excavate buried "fossils"

Prior to the students' dig, each second-grade teacher digs and models the role of an excavation expert in the same square of the dig site. This simula...

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Exploring Experimental Design: Using hands-on activities to learn about experimental design

This article presents the basic concepts of experimental design through a series of hands-on activities. This allowed students to focus on one or two...

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The Versatile Armchair Penny Balance

In this activity, students construct their own balance for a hands-on lesson on how a balance works and the principles behind weights and measurements...

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Something to Crow About

Crows are among the most interesting birds to study firsthand, and are available for study through a variety of sources. In this unit, students learn ...

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Science and Technology: A Great Combination

As educators meet the challenge of teaching a new generation of technologically literate and curious children, opportunities for classroom inquiry is ...

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After the Bell: Beyond the exhibits

Over school vacations, students tend to forget what they learned during the school year. In other words, their brain goes on vacation too. This articl...

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Editor's Note: Exciting Involvement

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

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Tech Trek: In search of . . .

This article focuses on the SETI@home project—Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence....