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That Is Not Where That Element Goes … Ah, the Nature of Science
Learning how the periodic table has developed over time can provide an important foundation for students’ future science learning, as they begin to ...
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Everyday Engineering: What makes a squirt gun squirt?
You may not think of engineering and squirt guns in the same sentence. However, like many examples of engineering design, the squirt gun pump mechanis...
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Science Sampler: Chemistry in action—Triple delight
Melt away the winter blues with this series of chemistry investigations. Here the author describes how she capitalizes on students’ love for snow da...
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Scope on the Skies: October Skies (2009)
Our Sun is an incredible fusion machine that has been churning out energy for approximately five billion years. In another five billion years, when th...
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Science Sampler: Enhancing student understanding of physical and chemical changes
Students within the Findlay, Ohio, City School District, as well as students across the country, struggle with understanding physical and chemical cha...
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Editor’s Roundtable: Chemistry beyond the chemicals
Middle level teachers need to show students that chemistry is not just about blowing things up or memorizing the periodic table of elements. We should...
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Connecting science with different cultures is one way to interest students in science, to relate science to their lives, and at the same time to broad...
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Science Sampler: Helping students write scientific explanations
Constructing explanations is an important scientific practice that brings meaning to all that scientists do. But just because it’s important to scie...
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Science Sampler: Getting into the habit of persistence
Habits of mind are the behaviors commonly exhibited by successful people when the solution to a problem is not immediately evident (Costa and Kallick ...