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Science Shorts: Maximum Capacity

Many adults are more skilled in estimating “how long” and “how far” than in estimating other ways to measure—possibly because of the many in...

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Sense of Wonder Science

Kids who do hands-on science are eager to talk about, write about, and read about their experiences. Those of us who have tried it know that this i...

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What's Hot? What's Not?

When Goldilocks finds three bowls of porridge at different temperatures in the three bears’ house, she accurately assess the situation and comes up ...

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Activities that Really Measure Up

Linear measurement is more than just learning how to use a ruler. In the early grades, measurement activities develop students’ understanding of th...