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Journal Article

A meteorologist explains how and why snowflakes develop and defines other forms of precipitation—sleet, freezing rain, and hail....

Journal Article

Phase into Learning

Fourth-grade students, their teachers, and a group of teachers-to-be explore environmental science through integrated learning phases. Students took ...

Journal Article

Editor's Note - November/December 2002

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Journal Article

Not for Teachers Only

The author describes how she revised an environmental science workshop exploring the use of graphing tools and sensors at the last minute to meet the ...

Journal Article

Simply Butterflies

Fourth-grade students explore the life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly using an inexpensive butterfly observatory. This interdisciplinary unit inc...

Journal Article

Electric Connections

By working with a common and familar item such as a strand of holiday lights, students learned how different types of wiring affect uses and outcomes....

Journal Article

Let’s Go Fly a Kite!

Adults and children of all ages and cultures have either seen a kite or have flown one. Why not use this common pastime to teach some of the simple la...