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How Do Scientists Work?

Fourth-grade students examine animal tracks to explore the nature of science....

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Demystifying Nature of Science

Two activities help young children understand nature of science....

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Taking the "Mystery" Out of Argumentation

A traditional mystery-powders lesson is modified to emphasize argumentation....

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Three, Two, One ... Blast Off!

Third-grade students learn about the nature of science through a rocket engineering challenge....

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Integrating the Nature of Science

A lesson on interdependent relationships and ecosystems gets a boost when students learn how they are acting like scientists....

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Editor's Note: Learning About the Nature of Science (NOS)

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

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Guest Editorial: Nature of Science and Its Fundamental Importance to the Vision of the Next Generation Science Standards

This article shows how NOS is related to the NGSS...