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Teaching Through Trade Books: Disease Detectives
“You’ve got cooties!” is a traditional taunt between children on the playground. Although children’s avoidance of “boy or girl” germs is n...
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Editor’s Note: Selecting Inquiry Investigations
The National Science Education Standards (NSES) specifically addresses the frequency with which teachers should incorporate inquiry as a strategy in t...
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Science 101: What causes convection?
Convection is when different parts of a fluid move in a more-or-less circular path, with parts of the fluid at the bottom moving to the top and vice v...
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PD Pathways: Teacher? Learner? Both!
Teachers often have questions about how the strategies they learned at a professional development (PD) workshop will work with their students. Wouldn�...
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An outdoor classroom is an exciting way to connect the learning of science to nature and the environment. Many school grounds include gardens, grassy ...
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The authors developed a demonstration with two similar setups that provide students with both the prior experience to form an expectation and the disc...
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Thinking <em>Inside</em> the Box
The authors conducted a test to determine whether they could incorporate a discovery box into a preschool setting was successful. It stimulated the st...
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Editor’s Note: Understanding Data
Science is a data-based subject. In any experiment, the two most important product components are the data and the analysis of that data—what happen...
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Natural Resources: Fireside Science
Enthusiasm is contagious. From you to your students, and from scientists to you! Though many of you are enjoying temperate winters and continuing your...
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Methods and Strategies: Math and Science Night
Family Math and Science Nights engage students and parents in active investigations tied to the curriculum in a fun, informal environment. Through thi...
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Formative Assessment Probes: How Far Did It Go?
The formative assessment probe “How Far Did It Go?” in Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science: 45 Force and Motion Assessment Probes (Keeley...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Wild About Data
In today’s world of short attention spans and media overload, the ability to create visual representations to communicate data is an important skill...