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Science 101: What Causes Water's Surface Tension?
The term “surface tension” is commonly used to explain phenomena like a paper clip resting on the surface of water or the “dome” of water that forms on a penny when water is carefully added to it drop-by-drop. You can also see surface tension...
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Teaming Up for Science and Reading Success
Intregrating science education with reading has become extremely important for elementary teachers. This article briefly discusses research results from three successful programs that integrated science and reading. Suggestions are provided for creat...
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E-Portfolios: Documenting Student Progress
Electronic portfolios, digital collections of student work—are flexible, motivating, and extremely useful teacher tools that can address a range of needs from student assessment and professional development to creating connections between teachers,...
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The Home Zone: Research Rolypolies
April is a good time to go outdoors and examine living things. Pill bugs are good to study because they are easy to find and care for and do not bite. You might know these organisms by one of their nicknames—potato bugs, wood lice, and rolypolies. ...
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This article includes multidisciplinary investigations based on the adventures and journals of Lewis and Clark. Science activities include plant collection and identification, nature observation assignments, sink/float explorations, and research into...
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This overnight camp for girls provided opportunity for outdoor adventures while building science process skills and interest in science careers. Students participated in activities relating to ecology....
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An aquarium, land trust, and fifth-grade class collaborate in an ongoing, multidisciplinary project combining fieldwork and research. Students create and observe eastern bluebird habitats, keeping detailed journals. A project schedule is included....