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Journal Article

A partnership brought a community together for a science night that included a planetarium, telescopes, and science activity centers....

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Reinventing the Bridge

Modifying the family science night concept mimics the engineering design process and connects families to the science curriculum....

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Never Too Cool for School

Parent science nights help a teacher connect with parents of upper elementary students while at the same time provide time to present exciting science...

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Bringing Antarctica Home

A virtual expedition brings polar science to students and parents to school. Students got the opportunity to interact with scientists traveling to Ant...

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Formative Assessment Probes: Seeing the Light

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses students' preconceptions related to the reflection of lig...

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Editor's Note: Don't Forget Families

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

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Is a Mealworm Really a Worm?

The IMSCI model for scaffolding writing in language arts can be used with a science notebook. To illustrate how this model can be used in an early ele...

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Collegiality and Better Science Teaching

Teachers strengthen content knowledge and share teaching strategies in a professional learning community to improve their science teaching. This artic...

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Methods and Strategies: It's Child's Play

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses a novel way to use play to teach shadows....