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Wars are fought over it. The price of it can stir fear, even despair, among us. Energy. Energy drives our universe. Our use of certain types of energy sources may even be destroying our planet. Energy is a difficult topic to conceptualize but student...
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Coffee Can Speakers: Amazing Energy Transformers
We live with a dizzying array of electronic devices—cell phones, mp3 players, and DVD players to name a few. Students can operate them with amazing ease, but what do they really know about the basic science concepts used in these technologies? Af...
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Methods and Strategies: "Inquirize" Your Teaching
The basic elements of inquiry include: ask a question, conduct an investigation, make observations and collect data, use data to develop an explanation, and communicate results. The 5E learning cycle model is very useful for designing lessons that i...
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Teaching through Trade Books: If You Build It...
From the youngest ages children construct buildings, bridges, towers, and anything else that comes to mind using a variety of materials. This month’s books and activities take this interest in construction and build on it by allowing students to ...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Science Measures Up
Can you measure a dog’s tail in dog biscuits? Can you measure a desk without a ruler? Which is better: measuring a room in paces or meters? Which system of measurement do scientists use? This month’s column explores these questions and more to he...
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Every Day Science Calendar: February 2007
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Methods and Strategies: Alternative Assessments for English Language Learners
English Language Learners (ELL) are capable of high levels of conceptual understanding related to science. However, traditional means of assessment do not typically reflect their understanding of science content. We found through classroom observatio...
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A group of kindergarteners and fellow first graders turned one school hallway into a forest as they endeavored to learn about animals and science inquiry. Not just any mural, this culmination of a month-long project was based on observing, questionin...
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Simple Machine Science Centers
One solution to the common challenge of teaching physical science for teachers who are not confident with the subject matter or comfortable with the material is inquiry based science centers. Science centers can engage students; accommodate differen...
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Science 101: How much overlap is there across science disciplines?
You often will hear that physics, chemistry, biology, and Earth science have a lot in common. In fact, many science curriculum programs stress how these disciplines are integrated and have common concepts and themes. More evidence of this integration...