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Health Wise: Acne: Myth vs. Fact

This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s ...

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Career of the Month: Automotive Engineer

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Jeff Johnston's career path to becomin...

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Right to the Source: Don’t Be Like Muddy Jim

Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This month's issue discusses the book Muddy Jim and Other Rhymes....

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Clean It Up!

Fifth graders focus on unique properties of matter to separate a mixture....

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Colorful Chemistry

A STEAM activity has students paint with the power of chemical reactions....

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Are Clouds a Solid, Liquid, or Gas?

Confronting fifth graders’ misconceptions about states of matter and the water cycle...

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If the Shoe Fits, Sort It!

Modifying a “well-worn” activity to explore matter classification...

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Describing Matter

Developing young scientists’ understanding of matter begins with an exploration of properties....

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Eclipses Across the Curriculum

The 2017 Great American Total Solar Eclipse coming up in August provides many opportunities for integrated lessons....

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Editor's Note: Small Pieces of Matter

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

Elementary Chemistry Physical Science Disciplinary Core Ideas

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The Early Years: Mixing Materials

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses how students can observe th...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Chemistry Physical Science

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Poetry of Science: What’s the Matter?

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students identify the ways in which matter is described and classified in this month's poem....

Elementary General Science Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Matter All Around Us

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s activities allow students to develop an “understanding of observ...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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Science 101: Why Does It Take Longer to Boil Potatoes at High Altitudes?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue looks at why water boils at different temperatures a...

Elementary Middle School Earth & Space Science General Science Physical Science Professional Learning old

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Science 102: The Sound of One Hand Clapping

This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Raindrops Keep Falling challe...

Elementary High School Middle School Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry Phenomena