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Every Day Science Calendar: July 2007

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...

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“The Dirty Water Challenge” is a fun activity that teaches children about their environment in an engaging and practical way. Inquiry is embedded within the practical—students have to design, plan, and then build their own design of water filt...

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Methods and Strategies: Need Money? Get a Grant!

There is no one single place for grants—grants are everywhere, even places you might not think. The internet is one of the easiest ways to locate potential grants. Grants for specialized areas are also often sent through emails. You can find inf...

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Every Day Science Calendar: August 2006

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...

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Perspectives: Cultural Diversity in the Science Classroom

When students come to science class, they bring a variety of perspectives formed in part from their cultural heritage, religious beliefs, and family background. This may create challenges for students whose experiences are different from typical “w...

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Precipitation Matters

Although weather, including its role in the water cycle, is included in most elementary science programs, any further examination of raindrops and snowflakes is rare. Together rain and snow make up most of the precipitation that replenishes Earth’...

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The Early Years: Water Works

“You worked hard digging that hole,” “You really had to work to push that wagon,” and “Climbing on the monkey bars is hard work,” are phrases commonly heard on the playground. Children love to try difficult physical tasks that require ...

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Every Day Science Calendar: August 2007

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...

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Science Shorts: A Matter of Volume

You may have frozen water in a bottle to take hiking or camping. Perhaps you’ve had the unfortunate experience of filling the bottle too full and discovering that the ice burst out of its container. This change in volume in going from a liquid to a...

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A Science Club Takes Action

The after-school science club at Galtier Math, Science, and Technology Elementary Magnet School in St. Paul, Minnesota, learned some valuable lessons when they took newfound knowledge about pollution into their homes. After learning about the effect...