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Journal Article
There’s no better way to understand the work of a scientist than to have it explained in the scientist’s own words. Scientific journals, personal accounts of research projects, and documentaries can give students an authentic view of the scientif...
Journal Article
Curriculum integration takes time to develop. It’s not easy to find ways to connect science standards with those in another subject. The science concepts, and those in the other content areas, have to be real and meaningful. But the rewards can be ...
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A Flight Simulator Program Takes Off
Aviation concepts, including forces acting on an airplane, navigation, correct aircraft terminology, and general aviation vocabulary, are often part of a comprehensive fifth-grade aviation curriculum. But in one school district, students also learned...
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Harry Potter and the Dichotomous Key
In this lesson, students use Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans—a “wild” candy written about in the Harry Potter books and now available in stores—to learn about classification and dichotomous keys. In these activities, students sort jelly be...
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Teaching through Trade Books: It's Pumpkin Time!
When one thinks of October, many possible ideas to explore through science and reading come to mind—fall weather, changing leaves, and perhaps that annual trip to the pumpkin patch to select the perfect pumpkin. This month’s column highlights two...
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Better Books, Better Science Teaching
In aiming to create a scientifically literate society, teachers are being asked to present science in a variety of new ways. Science is no longer to be seen primarily as a collection of facts and concepts, but rather, as a process of inquiry and disc...