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Editor's Note (April 2004)

Have you ever worked with your students on some authentic problem? An issue in the school or community comes up and your class studies it? Most of you probably have. You have taught using some instructional technique for years, then someone "inven...

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Exploring Native Science

This article describes an innovative summer camp program that serves middle school Iñupiat and Athabascan students from the interior and the arctic regions of Alaska. The camp enables students to learn from Native Elders while completing hands-on sc...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Exploring Ecosystems

This month’s Teaching Through Trade Books column explores the complex relationships of living things to their natural environment and to each other. Investigations for grades K-3 and 4-6 are included....

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Ladybugs Across the Curriculum

A thematic unit centered in ladybugs offered cross-curricular opportunities for kindergarteners. A series of activities designed to build on individual learning styles included observing ladybugs, role-playing, drawing, peer sharing, and singing. A l...

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Problem Solvers to the Rescue

During a two-week summer camp, third and fourth graders participated in a series of hands-on lessons related to the concepts of mass and volume. Through these measures, organizers were able to assess students in several areas: scientific vocabulary, ...

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Home Connections: Up Goes the Water

Have you ever wondered how water performs its gravity-defying act of moving upward from the roots to the leaves of a plant? How does water get all the way up to the top of a tall tree? This month's Home Connections activity demonstrates the process o...

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The Adventures of the Bucket Buddies

Through Bucket Buddies—a collaborative online project—elementary students from more than 150 schools in 33 states and 6 countries have taken samples from local ponds and teamed up to answer the question: Are the organisms found in pond water the ...

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Newton's First Law: Not So Simple After All

With the premise that even "simple" ideas aren't always understood by all, these demonstrations and hands-on activities were conducted to help third- and sixth-grade students understand the concepts behind Newton’s First Law....

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Editor's Note (March 2004)

If science is the study of the natural world, how can we avoid physics and chemistry? Our students should understand the connections of the biological and physical realms before they hit the more abstract treatment in high school. This editorial in...

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Libros de Ciencias en Español (March 2004)

Spanish-speaking children, like children everywhere, are naturally interested in the world around them. If we are to encourage their understanding and appreciation of the natural and physical sciences, we should provide them with a wide variety of b...

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Hey, There's a Forest in that Classroom!

After a prolonged visit to an elementary classroom, this author was inspired to share his reflections on the effective combination of creative science teaching approaches he observed. In particular, the author highlights the unusual classroom envir...

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Science 101: Are there different types of force and motion?

"Red Rover! Red Rover let Jesse come over!" Young students are familiar with the observable effects of force and motion but may not have considered the many varieties demonstrated in simple ways every day on the playground. This brief article offers ...