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Teaching Through Trade Books: Going Wild With Graphs
Just as words can tell a story, so can graphs. Pick up a newspaper or magazine and you will probably see several articles accompanied by graphs. Graph...
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Methods and Strategies: Science Success for Students With Special Needs
Recent special education legislation such as the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) emphasizes the placement of students with mild disabilities ...
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The Early Years: Counting a Culture of Mealworms
Math is not the only topic that will be discussed when young children are asked to care for and count “mealworms,” a type of insect larvae (just a...
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Many children enjoy collecting items such as seashells, state quarters, and trading cards. Asking students to think about the ways in which similar it...
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How Much Popcorn Will Our Classroom Hold?
How much popcorn will our classroom hold? This intriguing question sparked a terrific integrated science and math exploration that the author conduc...
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The Radish Party inquiry is designed to teach the importance and relevance of soil organic matter to young students. In this investigation, students g...
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Perspectives: Action Research: Inquiring Into Science Teaching and Learning
Teachers and schools are required by the No Child Left Behind Act to use research-based instructional practices. Although we often think of research a...
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Every Day Science Calendar: September 2007
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Many teachers bring caterpillars into their class for their students to see the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. This is exciting and ed...
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Kids tracking sea turtles? No, it’s not a description for a new nature show on TV, it’s a lesson, and it could be happening in your classroom! Sea...
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Exploring Animals, Glossopedia Style
It’s the first day of the “Animals” unit for Tami Brester’s third-grade class and the first day her students are using Glossopedia, a free onl...