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Journal Article

One teacher took her class on a year long earthquake expedition. The goal was to monitor the occurrences of real earthquakes during the year and mark...

Journal Article

Collaborating with WISE Scientists

Through an interactive partnership, fifth-grade students collected data on plants and joined an active scientific community of working scientists. Thi...

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Our Zoo to You

An innovative zoo outreach program, Our Zoo to You, places zoo animals in local classrooms for extended observation periods. With guidance and support...

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It's a Frog's Life

When a preschool teacher unexpectedly found tadpoles in the school's outdoor baby pool, she recognized an unusual opportunity for her students to stud...

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Home Connections: Act Fast!

This simple, at-home activity explores reaction time. Working with a partner, a student drops a ruler for the partner to catch. Measuring the distance...

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Teaching through Trade Books: Dealing with Data

The elementary classroom is full of opportunities to collect and organize information—or data—of all kinds. This article suggests two trade books ...

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Students' Ideas About Plants: Results from a National Study

Last fall, Science and Children invited kindergarten to grade eight teachers to participate in a study investigating students’ ideas about plants an...

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The Home Zone: Bubble Shapes

Few can resist a bubble wand and a brightly colored bottle of bubble solution. Although playing with bubbles might seem like just a fun outdoor activi...

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Seamless Assessment

Although assessment is tradtionally applied at the end of a unit, evaluating students during instruction can help to eliminate misconceptions and deep...