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Methods and Strategies: Why Demonstrations Matter
As a teacher, it is important to build lessons around concepts and utilize demonstrations as an integral part of concept development in science. Demonstrations are easy to do and offer many benefits and unique opportunities in the constructivist clas...
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Johnny Appleseed Comes to Class
Elementary life science methods professors found that their students often misunderstood the connection between flowers and fruits. Johnny Appleseed helped to solve this quandry by making a visit to provide an engaging atmosphere for elementary stud...
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The Early Years: What Can Young Children Do as Scientists?
Children come to our classrooms with varying amounts of experience in exploring the natural world and participating in scientific inquiry. The school year's first meeting for science instruction can be a time to take stock of the breadth and depth o...
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This article offers an opportunity to nurture the lifelong learner deep inside with a summer reading list that will allow you to renew, reflect, and refresh. NSTA Recommends reviewers share what they're reading this summer....
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Who would have thought that a primary level science camp would spark exciting science programs for the more than 1,000 elementary students in one school district in Stephenville, Texas? This article details the development of a science camp for kinde...
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This article offers instructions on developing a board game centered on environmental stewardship and its science-technology-society implications. The board game, in which students in grades three through five work in cooperative teams to “save the...
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So, You Want to Host a Family Science Night?
From recruiting volunteers to selecting activities and everything in between, this article offers tips on organizing a successful family science event at your school. It includes discrepant event activity examples, meant to probe, challenge, and clar...
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Methods and Strategies: Science First
Lesson chronology is key when combining science and literacy. For teachers involved in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Science Teacher Enhancement Program Unifying the Pikes Peak Region, STEP-uP professional development program for teachers, it is scien...
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Summer is the time to work on next year with the luxury of time. This section gives an overview of ideas that involve time for preparation or coordination. This is time that November may not provide but that summer does....