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Science Sampler: Systems of Success -- The George Washington Carver Science Fair
In March 2007, the George Washington Carver Science Fair will celebrate its 28th anniversary. This one-of-a-kind urban enrichment program provides opportunities for middle school students to engage in authentic scientific investigations. Over the yea...
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A Change in Seasons: Increasing Student Observation Skills
The ability to accurately observe and notice small details is a skill important to scientists. To help students develop this skill, have them record and share observations, successively focusing in on smaller, more precise details. When students obse...
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Science Sampler: A five-step approach to planning for technology in new science spaces
Cutting-edge technology such as interactive whiteboards, PDAs, and BlackBerry-enabled cell phones are becoming more common in the classroom, but rapid technological advances such as these present a challenge to those renovating or building new classr...
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Podcasting, the practice of distributing multimedia files over the internet or a network for playback on computers or handheld electronic devices, offers an exciting range of possibilities for enriching instruction in science.This article will teach ...
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Science Learning Environments and Action Research
A learning environment survey can be easily used in your science classroom to evaluate new instructional approaches, to spark enthusiasm, and to produce evidence showing that you are indeed becoming a reflective practitioner. Intellectual professiona...