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Journal Article

Initially, the main purpose of the science study group was to make science teaching and learning more exciting and available. This goal has been accomplished. The continuing goal is to maintain the excitement—members thinking and doing science, and...

Journal Article

The Earth Day Groceries Project: Students decorate paper grocery bags with messages about the environment

This project is an Internet-based environmental project. Paper grocery bags are borrowed from local stores and students decorate the bags with environmental messages. The bags are then returned to the store and on Earth Day customers receive grocerie...

Journal Article

Virtual Field Trip to Antarctica: An integrated unit of science, language arts, and technology

Using a private, interactive Internet site, students took a virtual field trip to Antarctica. This activity was a collaborative project between science and language arts teachers to help fifth-grade students learn how to use the Internet for educatio...

Journal Article

How Big Is Big? How Small Is Small?

Using children's literature to enhance measurement sense is the focus of this article. Several science trade books used with children to build understandings of relative sizes and other measurement concepts are described. These understandings are the...