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Methods and Strategies: The Concept of a Model

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Methods and Strategies: The Concept of a Model

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses ways to teach students the meaning behind models and not just what they represent....

Science Shorts: Blood in a Bag

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Science Shorts: Blood in a Bag

This column provides classic classroom activities that emphasize science process skills. In this month’s issue models representing organ systems are explored....

Teaching Through Trade Books: Earthquakes!

Journal Article

Teaching Through Trade Books: Earthquakes!

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue covers two books that deal with earthquakes....

Make Your Own Snow Day

Journal Article

Make Your Own Snow Day

A lesson on snow demonstrates several principles of practice for using models in elementary science. The article also discusses how models can be used to help students construct meaning as they compare the properties of models....

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