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Crash into Meteorite Learning: An interdisciplinary study on craters makes a big impact

“An asteroid the size of Texas is hurtling toward Earth!” Blockbuster films like Armageddon and Deep Impact have focused on catastrophic meteor impacts and captured public imagination. Why not capitalize on the excitement and investigate meteor i...

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Digging Science: Building a fossil pit in your schoolyard

Many scientists are treasure hunters—the valued treasure resulting from a hunt can range from discovering a new component of a neutron to locating a new star in a distant galaxy. These monumental treasures are usually discovered by established scie...

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Editor's Note: Nothing is as Constant as Change

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

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Teaching Teachers: Reaching the Reluctant Science Teacher

As a science educator, you may have heard many reasons why someone is reluctant to teach science. A "Process Approach to Science," a science course designed at California State University-Long Beach, aims to change these attitudes and abilities. A pr...

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Gravitating Toward Reggio: Let the children lead their learning about the concepts of forces and motion

In the “Reggio Emilia Approach,” the teacher elicits ideas from children and channels the curriculum through long-term projects. The children’s predictions lay the foundation for many observations, discussions, and explorations that take place ...

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Teaching Teachers: A Passion for Science—One educator shares how she turned a fear of teaching science into excitement over hands-on science

By introducing the Hands-On Science Program at Hanson Park Elementary School in Chicago, performance improved and the fear of teaching science turned into excitement. The message is clear—develop a passion and it can become the centerpiece of learn...