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Developing Inquiring Minds: Students use chromatography to separate the colors in fall leaves

In this scientific inquiry experience, students brainstormed observations of the autumn trees, noticing the patterns in certain trees and which parts ...

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Sizing Up Science Competitions: Guidelines for choosing a science contest for students

Each fall, teachers receive many packets in the mail announcing exciting science contests for students. Because many of these contests promise prizes,...

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Ecosystem Explorations: Connecting an ecology field experience to the classroom

The Ecosystem Explorations curriculum includes eleven classroom lessons. The lessons are divided into two sections—Understanding Ecosystems and Huma...

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Teaching Teachers: Preservice Teachers' Views of Scientists

This study demonstrates the importance of changing educators' perceptions and understandings of science and scientists....

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The Sky’s the Limit: Parents and first-grade students observe the sky

In this study of the sky and moon, students went outside after school each day to observe the sky and record their observations in their moon journals...

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Guest Editorial: In Search of Science for All

An opinion piece about the issue of inclusion in the elementary science classroom....