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Science Shorts: Learning From the Spill

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Science Shorts: Learning From the Spill

It is hard to imagine anything good coming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; even suggestions that the public and private sectors will learn and a...

Guest Editorial: Sparks That Ignite Inquiry

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Guest Editorial: Sparks That Ignite Inquiry

Students ask questions all the time. They have natural curiosities about the world in which they live. Teachers help pique this curiosity with engagin...

Curiosity + Kindergarten = Future Scientists

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Curiosity + Kindergarten = Future Scientists

Carefully crafted experiences in the early childhood classroom can create learning opportunities for children that allow one curiosity to lead to anot...

PD Pathways: Attending a Science Institute

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PD Pathways: Attending a Science Institute

For two weeks during Summer 2009, three elementary school teachers—Darcy Marcou, Melissa Lange, and Andrea Konitzer—participated in a science inst...

A Quest to Improve

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A Quest to Improve

Questions are powerful tools that are central to scientific inquiry. Given the importance of investigable questions to scientific inquiry, what can te...

Every Day Science: November 2010

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Every Day Science: November 2010

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer....

The Early Years: Documenting Learning

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The Early Years: Documenting Learning

Children’s work documents their thinking and the details they note as they learn more. Over time, by drawing, dictating, or writing about their obse...

Learning English, Learning Science

Journal Article

Learning English, Learning Science

Using science notebooks effectively in the classroom can encourage students who are learning English to keep up and keep interested. English language ...

Interactive Reflective Logs

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Interactive Reflective Logs

The authors created an interactive reflective log (IRL) to provide teachers with an opportunity to use a journal approach to record, evaluate, and com...

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