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Do you believe that science trade books can spark real-life involvement in saving a threatened fish? A successful science program at Westbrook Elemen...
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Science Shorts: Inquiring About Isopods
Isopods, which include favorite backyard critters otherwise known as pill bugs or roly-polies, are intriguing in more ways than one. Not only do isop...
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What breathes and eats in water, dramatically clamps down on students' pencils, carries eggs that hatch to produce many offspring, excites students tr...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Wonderful, Wiggly Worms
Worms have the ability to either elicit screams of excitement or perhaps screams period. Although we don't generally see them, worms are an importan...
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Every Day Science Calendar: April 2006
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Editor's Note (April/May 2006)
Children's passion for animals is not surprising. Animals can calm and heal both children and adults. Critters--whether furry, cute, large, small, o...
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The sight of young children eagerly reaching for and eating string beans, carrots, lettuce, radishes, and even raw beets and onions is an incredibly s...
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Everyday the media bombards us with concern over childhood obesity. More American children than ever before are developing health problems related to ...
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Methods and Strategies: The Art and Science of Building a Classroom Library
Building a classroom library isn't simply a matter of accumulating as many interesting-looking books on science as possible. Here we will find sugges...
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Methods and Strategies: The Science Beliefs Quiz
Science misconceptions--we all have them. It doesn't matter whether you are a science teacher, an elementary student, a parent, or someone earning an...