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Natural Resources: The Farmer and the Bell

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Natural Resources: The Farmer and the Bell

This column helps bring the outdoors into your curriculum. In this month’s issue information on starting your own school garden is provided....

The Sounds of Summer

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The Sounds of Summer

Reading suggestions from NSTA Recommends reviewers....

The Case of Lobster Shell Disease

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The Case of Lobster Shell Disease

The authors combined content-driven and inquiry-based lessons into the framework of problem-based learning. These older elementary students explored a...

Editor's Note: Assessment: Learning Under Construction

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Editor's Note: Assessment: Learning Under Construction

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

Whoooo Knew?

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Whoooo Knew?

In this article the authors discuss several assessment strategies that you can use and adapt for inquiry-based science units, using the example of a w...

Science 101: What causes a charge to move from one substance to another?

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Science 101: What causes a charge to move from one substance to another?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author describes how to build a primitive ele...

Editor's Note: Share With Us

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Editor's Note: Share With Us

Sharing what we know is part of human nature....

Guest Editorial: What a copper-plated nail taught me about sharing research results

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Guest Editorial: What a copper-plated nail taught me about sharing research results

Linda Shore relives the first time she shared the results of a science experiment....

The Early Years: Sharing Research Results

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The Early Years: Sharing Research Results

Students collect data about the qualities of various play doughs. ...

Science 101: How does a lever work?

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Science 101: How does a lever work?

Two approaches to how a lever works: one dealing with torque, one dealing with energy....

PD Pathways: Have a Kids Inquiry Conference

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PD Pathways: Have a Kids Inquiry Conference

Encourage students to develop their own inquiry projects, carry them out using an inquiry-based model, and prepare for a public sharing event....

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