All Science and Children resources

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Fall catches our attention, sometimes in subtle ways. A brisk wind, a seed pod. Consider the nondescript tree that you never notice until its golden o...

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Reuse That Notebook!

How many scientists throw out their notebooks at the end of each year and start over no matter how many empty pages remain? How many of them approach ...

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Nature Detectives

Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods (2008) added to a growing consensus to get children outside and experiencing nature. Using ideas from place-b...

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Graphically Enhanced Science Notebooks

A common mode of communication in the elementary classroom is the science notebook. In this article, the authors outline the ways in which “graphica...

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A Laboratory of Words

Students are using the tools of scientists when keeping a science notebook. They are also keeping track of their thinking and the changes to their ori...

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Guest Editorial: Making Meaning With Notebooks

Communication is vital to science and has a central role in inquiry—students of all ages need to have a place and a means to reflect on their ideas....

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Editor’s Note: A Foolproof Tool

It’s difficult to think of a tool we use in science classes that provides as much for student learning as a science notebook. It supports the develo...

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Nonfiction Literacy in Kindergarten

After an outdoor excursion hunting for a “special leaf” on a delightful fall day, students returned to the classroom and were instructed to captur...

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Science 101: How do oil and gas companies know where to drill?

Contrary to popular opinion, most oil is not discovered by a backwoods hunter shooting at some food when up through the ground comes bubbling crude (y...

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Guest Editorial: Inquiry, Process Skills, and Thinking in Science

Inquiry is central to science education today. But understanding its many nuances is still an issue according to research (Flick and Lederman 2004). A...

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Measurement Informs Understanding

It is common practice for elementary classes to plant seeds so that students have the opportunity to observe them germinate and grow. Beyond introduci...

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The “Magic” String

The “Magic” String is a discrepant event that includes a canister with what appears to be the end of two strings protruding from opposite sides of...