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Out of Sight: Investigating Unseen Objects
In this module, students measure and map unseen objects hidden within boxes representing the ocean floor. These instructional activities use the eleme...
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What Research Says: What Have Researchers Been Saying About Science Fairs?
To help stimulate more interest in science fairs, this article offers a brief history and rationale of the science fair, discusses the research that h...
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May is American Wetlands Month—an opportunity to leave the classroom and excite students with guided hands-on experiences in nature. In this article...
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Frances Hamerstrom: Wildlife Biologist
The main purpose of this article is to provide a series of science lessons geared around the work and life of wildlife biologist Frances Hamerstrom. T...
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Productive Questions: Tools for Supporting Constructivist Learning
The six types of productive questions—attention-focusing, measuring and counting, comparison, action, problem-posing, and reasoning—enable teacher...
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Teaching Teachers: Connecting to Resources on the Internet
This article addresses using the World Wide Web (WWW) as a technology tool in science methods courses to help preservice elementary teachers learn abo...
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Editor's Note: Ending and Beginning
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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In this activity, students create unique, colorful flying discs and their interest in science soars! Once the discs are finished, they are tested for ...