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Science 101: What causes surface tension?
This column focuses on background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s column, learn about surface tension....
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An obvious lesson means far-from-enthusiastic students. By adding a second variable, this water pressure and depth investigation provides students wit...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Let's Try It Out in the Air
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue, the lessons challenge students' common misconception tha...
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Milk Fireworks, Cat's Meow, Breaking the Tension--whatever you call it, this lesson will provide strategies for taking a simple, hands-on activity and...
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Editor's Note: Moving Toward Inquiry
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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Formative Assessment Probes: The Mitten Problem
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. In this month’s issue, the theory of "immaculate insulation" is prevalent among studen...
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Lose the routine, tweak your "cookbook lab," and reach a level of open inquiry with these strategies used during a unit on heat....
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Natural Resources: Get Out There
This column helps bring the outdoors into your curriculum. This month’s issue will start you thinking of summer opportunities. For students with a s...
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Methods and Strategies: Overcoming Difficulties
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In this month’s issue, bilingual second-grade students do scientific inq...
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Every Day Science Calendar: February 2011
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Formative Assessment Probes: Needs of Seeds
The “Needs of Seeds” formative assessment probe can be used to find out whether students recognize that seeds have needs both similar to and diffe...
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Guest Editorial: Pathways to Inquiry
Inquiry-based science can be a powerful approach to learning scientific concepts and keeping wonder and curiosity alive in the classroom. As stated by...
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The Early Years: Ongoing Inquiry
An in-depth science inquiry is an ongoing investigation in which children are introduced to materials through hands-on experiences and, with teacher g...