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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 is a discrepant event that includes a canister with what appears to be the end of two strings protruding from opposite sides of...
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Editor’s Note: Inquiry—Process Skills
We take for granted that students have some abilities in questioning, observing, predicting, planning an investigation, collecting data, interpreting ...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Kitchen Chemistry
The kitchen is a wondrous place for children to make observations and explore the basics of chemistry. Seize the opportunity and help students build p...
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Science 101: How does loud noise affect hearing?
This is an appropriate question, especially in light of the recent news that the incidence of hearing loss in teens has been increased by a third. To ...
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By thinking about the concept of density and taking into account the research on children’s ideas about this concept, the authors were able to unpac...
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Science Shorts: Do You Hear What Horton Hears?
“I’ve never heard of a small speck of dust that is able to yell” says Horton of a sound he hears well (Geisel 1954). It is always valuable to co...
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The Arnold Arboretum is a public “tree museum” that sits on more than 300 acres of parkland in Boston. Like many public parks, the arboretum uses ...