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Find Out Why: Use this program during this year's National Science and Technology Week
Find Out Why is the flagship publication of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science and Engineering Outreach Programs. Each issue asks a question that is shaped around children’s interests and explores questions of science, engineering, ...
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In this outdoor classroom adventure, students learn to work cooperatively when facing challenges during overnight camping trips. Perhaps most importantly, students gain direction and purpose in their lives. They also gain self-assurance, which in tur...
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Photographing Wildlife: Observing wildlife with an inexpensive camera
This activity can produce meaningful learning by improving students' skills in planning, problem solving, and decision making, as well as to serve as a natural springboard for journal and story writing. A great project for involving parents....
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Teaching Teachers: Standards Direct Preservice Teacher Portfolios
Portfolios provide an opportunity and a structure for teachers to document and describe their teaching, articulate professional knowledge, and reflect on what, how, and why they teach. In this article, a required portfolio became the most logical ans...
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The Meteor Scatter Project, a replication of a NASA funded project carried out by Anthony Mallama, is a system capable of recognizing meteor activity in a specified section of our atmosphere. The activity is graphically chronicled through a series of...
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Guest Editorial: Computers in the Year 2000
An opinion piece about the millennium computer bug or year 2000 problem (Y2K) that could cause computer systems to crash....
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The Crosswicks Creek Caper: A third-grade geology investigation
In this inquiry-based “caper,” students designed and conducted experiments to find answers to their questions related to "mystery rock." Through this investigation, the children learned that rocks and minerals have unique physical and chemical pr...