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After the Bell: Strategies for learning and metacognition—Identifying and remembering big ideas
Classification promotes visual discrimination, observation, memory development, organizational skills, and problem-solving ability. The science curriculum depends on the skill of classification for concept building. The activities in this article of...
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A Literature-Circles Approach to Understanding Science as a Human Endeavor
Unfortunately, the reading of science-related, historical nonfiction alone does not necessarily lead students to make personal connections to science or understand science as a human endeavor interdependent with culture, society, and history. Teacher...
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Science Sampler: The Pet Rock Project—Making the rock cycle come alive!
The Pet Rock Project provides students with an in-depth understanding of the rock cycle that involves their artistic and creative abilities in the Earth science classroom. The idea of a pet rock was central to the project as a mechanism to make Earth...