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Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor (1974) is an inspiring book in which the author invites readers to go “rock finding” by laying out ten rules...
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Every Day Science Calendar: December 2006
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Teaching through Trade Books: Rock Solid Science
Children are naturally curious about the world around them, including the rocks beneath their feet. By observing, describing, and sorting a variety of...
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Though you can’t tell just by looking at them, layers of sediments tell us much about Earth’s history—when the ocean flooded continents, when m...
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Student inquiry projects with first graders? What a frightening idea! At least that’s what one first-grade teacher thought until she actually did it...
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Perspectives: On Writing in Science
Many teachers use writing in science as a recording tool (science notebooks) or to find out what students have learned (constructed response tests). Y...
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The NSTA President's Message: Feedback and Response
In her editorial, “Quality Science Teachers: Essential to America’s Future,” which appeared in the September 2006 issue of several NSTA journals...
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The Early Years: Rocks Tell a Story
Sedimentary rocks, formed by an accumulation of sediments (tiny pieces of rocks or minerals) in a water environment, tell a story that many students m...