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Bringing Moon Phases Down to Earth

Journal Article

Bringing Moon Phases Down to Earth

Teaching astronomy concepts to elementary students does not have to be complicated or require expensive materials. As a teacher resource agent for the...

Science Shorts: Here Comes the Sun

Journal Article

Science Shorts: Here Comes the Sun

Time is an abstract concept for many elementary students. Add to that the idea that the position of the objects in the sky—Sun, Moon, etc.—changes...

Science 101: How do we know the universe is expanding, and what exactly does that mean?

Journal Article

Science 101: How do we know the universe is expanding, and what exactly does that mean?

Unless you’ve been hiding out in a cave for the last 20 years, you’ve heard that the universe is expanding and it started with a big bang. To put ...

Editor’s Note: New Heights

Journal Article

Editor’s Note: New Heights

Ask five-year-olds what they want to be when they grow up and we may hear “astronaut,” “dinosaur paleontologist,” or even “princess.” Rath...

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