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Studying Zooarchaeology

Students engage in inquiry science to solve the mystery of bones....

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A Traveler's Guide to the Universe

Summer enrichment activities about space keep students' minds engaged wherever they travel....

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Formative Assessment Probes: Food for Plants: A Bridging Concept

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses whether students think plants need food or not....

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Science 101: How Do Binoculars Work?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author reveals the science behind binoculars....

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Slithering Into Summer

This article provides ideas for introducing students to herpetology....

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Is Your Soil Sick?

Students explore a new kind of testing—of soil—and learn about plant needs and how to analyze results....

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Science Shorts: Truffula Tree Troubles

This column provides classic classroom activities that emphasize science process skills. In this month’s issue the author discusses how to use The L...

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Engaging Students in the Scientific Practices of Explanation and Argumentation

This article examines the sixth and seventh practices concerning explanation and argumentation, which are highlighted in A Framework for K–12 Scienc...

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The Early Years: Summer Science

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses summer science notebooks....

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Engaging Students in Scientific Practices: What Does Constructing and Revising Models Look Like in the Science Classroom?

In this article the authors look in-depth at scientific practice number 2—developing, evaluating, and revising scientific models to explain and pred...

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Natural Resources: The Naming Convention

This column helps bring the outdoors into your curriculum. This month’s issue talks about species identification....

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Banishing Bradford Pears

Role-play provides fifth-grade students with the opportunity to develop meaningful connections to environmental science concepts and understand how th...

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Guest Editorial: The More High-Tech Our Schools Become, the More They Need Nature

An opinion piece about educational technology....