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Playful Activities for Young Children: Assessment tasks with low reading and writing demands

Alternative assessments in science instruction have been developed for the upper elementary grades but are limited in the area of early childhood instruction. Because younger children have limited abilities in reading and writing, teachers have diffi...

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Teaching Teachers: Taking the Good from the Bad

Creating an environment where preservice teachers can reach an understanding about the merits and problems of science activities was the rationale for development of a favorite assignment—The Worst Activity. This assignment helps develop critical t...

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Science Object Boxes: Using object boxes to promote hands-on exploration of both concrete and abstract science topics

Object boxes—plastic shoe boxes containing carefully selected figures, toys, and household items—can provide a hands-on opportunity for students to explore both abstract concepts, such as scale, and more concrete topics, such as bird body adaptat...

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Editor's Note: Is There Nothing New . . .

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

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Girls Only, Please: An after-school science club for girls promotes understanding and involvement

Many girls come to school with few out-of-school experiences that properly prepare them for science in the classroom; however, boys often play with science toys and tinker with mechanical devices. Furthermore, when compared to boys, girls might not r...

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Activity Selection: It’s More Than the Fun Factor—An easy-to-use evaluation form to help select effective science activities

Many people assume that if an activity is published or popular, it is a good one. This is often the case when teachers select science activities because they are fun or address a particular science topic, not because they provide a quality learning e...

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Wheelin’ and Squirtin’: Announcing the 1999 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program Regional Winners

When students in grades 3–8 design a new tool or make adaptations to an existing tool, the results showcase the extraordinary creative talents of our children. This article features the winners of the 1999 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Prog...