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Science 101: How can hands-on science teach long-lasting understanding?
Hands-on science activities have long been touted as a great way to motivate students who otherwise might not be all that interested in science. This...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Crazy for Loco Beans
Do you remember your amazement the first time you watched a Mexican jumping bean hop around in the palm of your hand? Investigating "jumping beans" i...
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Methods and Strategies: A New Use for Semantic Maps
Semantic maps are frequently used graphic organizers that help students analyze their reading or develop their vocabulary. However, semantic maps can...
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The Early Years: The Matter of Melting
This month's Early Years column reveals how establishing a shared language through experiences can help young students and teachers exchange ideas and...
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On Dinosaur Day, first-grade students rotated through four dinosaur-related learning stations that integrated science content with art, language arts,...
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A science kit inventory introduces students to tools and vocabulary, paving the way for successful science experiences. While it is an effective strat...
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Learning Logs: Writing to Learn, Reading to Assess
Good inquiry activities help students hone their inquiry abilities and teach them about the nature of science. Inquiry is also a way to teach science...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: From Sap to Syrup
Warm days, cold nights, melting snow—signs winter is waning and spring is nearing. Though winter may just be getting started in your area, it’s al...
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Learning to write well is a long process that comes through teacher modeling, instruction, practice, and feedback. Luckily, the writing process can b...
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Science 101: What writing represents what scientists actually do?
This article addresses whether or not a report based on scientific method accurately represents what scientists do as well as what kind of writing sci...
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Science Shorts: Seeing What We Can’t See
While observation is critical to science, sometimes we cannot observe things directly. Sometimes things happened long ago (in paleontology, for exampl...
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The Early Years: The Nuts and Bolts of Discovery Centers
Young children are born scientists, exploring everything in their world around them. Yet, many teachers still find it hard to integrate science into t...