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Teaching Through Trade Books: Seasons by the Sun
Understanding the Sun has challenged people since ancient times. Mythology from the Greek, Inuit, and Inca cultures attempted to explain the daily ap...
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Science 101: Do other planets have summer?
This articles tackles the question of whether other planets have a summer, what it consists of and how their summers relate and differ from our own on...
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Sixth-grade students learn about the scientific processes of archaeology and paleontology when they participate in this activity. Students participate...
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Science Shorts: Heating Up, Cooling Down
Have you ever stepped barefoot onto a sandy beach on a warm and sunny day? Chances are you started to move fast as the hot sand began to scorch your ...
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Lessons from The Little Prince
This article discusses the ways the classic children’s book touches on issues teachers face and suggests analogies between the encounters of the Lit...
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Editor's Note (April/May 2005)
No matter how the seasons come and go in your part of the country, there is science to be explored. In this section the editor discusses moving beyon...
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Science 101: What causes tsunamis?
The word "tsunami" brings to mind one towering wave but actually refers to a series of waves, most often caused by an undersea earthquake. This artic...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: What Happens to Seeds?
Wondering what will happen, waiting for a change, watching a young plant unfold--these are what make experimenting with seeds so enticing. Early expe...
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Subjects like Earth Science often rely on "ready made" hands-on materials such as kits and modules to support understanding and science inquiry. Howe...
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Through a sequence of three related learning cycles--exploring seeds, germinating seeds and monitoring plant experiments--third-grade students answer ...
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One very nifty teacher decides to create four interactive, plant themed learning centers to help students develop science process skills, including ob...