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Journal Article

Many people think of earthworms as small, slimy creatures that belong in the garden. To teachers, however, earthworms are delicate animals that can he...

Journal Article

The Benefits of Scientific Modeling

When students are engaged in scientific modeling, they are able to notice patterns and develop and revise representations that become useful models to...

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The Better Boat Challenge

“On your mark, get set, go!” Elementary students love to hear these words as they participate in the annual Third Grade Better Boat Challenge. Thi...

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When Things Go Wrong—The results Can Turn Out Right

For several years, the author’s fifth-grade students raised and observed plants, kept journals, and analyzed the functions of the parts of a plant. ...

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Science Shorts: Experimental Error

One of the most challenging components of science inquiry is getting students to understand the fundamentally important concept of experimental error....

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Investigating With Charles Darwin

Naturalist Charles Darwin made observations, conducted experiments, and kept detailed notebooks of his findings throughout his life. He was regularly ...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Pumpkins!

Walk through any elementary school in the fall and you are bound to see students learning about pumpkins. Kids of all ages are fascinated by these ver...

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Perspectives: The Art (and Science) of Asking Questions

Questions serve as formative assessments that provide information to teachers about student learning in relation to curricular goals. In addition to h...