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From Scooby Doo and Nancy Drew to the countless other detectives that fill children’s bookshelves and television programs, it is clear that children are fascinated with solving crimes. As a result, a chemistry professor who performs outreach activi...
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Every Day Science: January 2008
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Four Tools for Science Fair Success
These teacher-tested ideas will guide your students in creating true inquiry-based projects. Two of the ideas, the Topic Selection Wizard and Science Project Timeline, are appropriate for all science fair programs, even new ones. For existing program...
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Perspectives: Project-Based Science
I want my fifth graders to tackle bigger science projects that are driven by meaningful and relevant questions. Is project-based science the way to go? ...
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Every Day Science: December 2007
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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The kids in today’s classrooms spend lots of time playing video games, surfing the net, listening to iPods, and text messaging on cell phones. Known as Digital Kids and the Net Generation, they have grown up surrounded by digital media of all types...
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Editor’s Note: Science Fairs and Beyond
The rigid nature of most science fairs can cause panic among parents, students, and teachers alike over “doing it the right way.” In this issue, we present alternative views of a standard science fair. These views represent the process of science...
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CLSI: Cool Life Science Investigations
With the number of popular medical and forensics programs on television and many references in the media today, even elementary students can comfortably throw around terms such as cells, DNA, and artificial products. However, their questions on th...
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Science Shorts: More Than One Way to Investigate
An exciting element of science fairs is that they give students the opportunity to explore various interests through scientific investigation. Many students, however, mistakenly think that all investigations are experiments. This lesson can help broa...
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A science fair might be the last thing you think of when planning a kindergarten science curriculum, but the authors found it to be the perfect avenue for teaching their students science-process skills. Here they share their steps in teaching science...
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The Philbrick Science Showcase
The annual Philbrick Science Showcase is a family event that celebrates students’ science learning and highlights an ongoing partnership with the Boston Nature Center, a Massachusetts Audubon Society sanctuary within walking distance of the Philbri...
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The Early Years: Recording Sensory Words
From children’s viewpoints, what they experience in the world is what the world is like—for everyone."What do others experience with their senses when they are in the same situation?” is a question that young children can explore by collecting ...