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Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks

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Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks

Science notebooks are an everyday part of learning in the Tucson (AZ) Unified School District. K-8 schools there have begun using notebooks in conjun...

Ecosystem Journalism

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Ecosystem Journalism

Third-grade students display their understanding of life science concepts by creating an imaginative newspaper. This creative writing project engages ...

Methods and Strategies: Journals of Discovery

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Methods and Strategies: Journals of Discovery

Integrated science journals provide educators with valuable insight into teaching. They allow students to reflect on how engaged they were in learnin...

Editor's Note (November/December 2005)

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Editor's Note (November/December 2005)

Scientists write in many ways as they develop and share what they do. It only makes sense that our students do as well. This issue presents ideas fo...

Mystery Box Writing

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Mystery Box Writing

Developing writing skills along with content by incorporating hands-on science experiences and related writing lessons provides students with a purpos...

Science Notebook Essentials

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Science Notebook Essentials

This article focuses on the effective components of student science notebooks and their use as an effective teaching tool to assist students in develo...

The Early Years: More than Messing Around with Magnets

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The Early Years: More than Messing Around with Magnets

This article focuses on magnets and teaching the nature of science. The predicting and testing students do in this month's activity also relate to Sc...

Inquiry, Science Workshop Style

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Inquiry, Science Workshop Style

Few people are more curious about their worlds than young children. In many published programs, lessons revolve around set questions, with step-by-st...

Science Shorts: Nature of Science Is...

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Science Shorts: Nature of Science Is...

The phrase “nature of science” refers to the characteristics of scientific knowledge that necessarily result from the scientific investigations th...

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