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Issues in-depth: Pesticides, people, and the environment: A Complex relationship

If you were to ask your students what they do when they find ants or other insects in their homes, their most common response would probably be, "Get the bug spray!" Because students are not only being exposed to pesticides but are also developing pa...

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Science Sampler: Rocks in our pockets

Rocks contain so many stories within them that they're a natural for young scientists. To introduce students to rocks and their characteristics, begin your rocks unit with the following activities that develop their ability to make simple observation...

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Editor's Roundtable: Taking the time

Teachers can enrich students' lives by making outdoor experiences part of their curriculum. How many trips and how long each experience lasts is determined by individual sensibilities and influenced by administrative support and policy constraints. I...

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Science Sampler: Map your way to the Grand Canyon

How do urban eighth graders from the flatlands of Indiana capture the poetry and grandeur of the Grand Canyon without ever leaving the classroom? By talking and touching and seeing and smelling and listening and...writing. Enhance your eighth-grade g...

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Science Sampler: Rockin' around the rock cycle

The following inquiry-based activities were designed as part of a unit intended to aid students in understanding the rock cycle, with the assumption that, after being taught the lessons in the unit, students would have gone beyond a rote memorization...

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Making Sense of Topographic Maps

"I'm confused!" "What are all those squiggly lines? "I don't get it!" These are some common reactions the first time students see a full-sized United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic map. The study and interpretation of maps is, of course,...

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Science Sampler: The Sweet Earth

This activity compares different kinds of candy to the different types of rocks based on direct observation. A great number of geologic processes either take unimaginable lengths of time to complete, or happen in places that cannot be directly observ...

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Science Sampler: Teaching science to middle school students with learning problems

The inclusion of students with special needs in the middle school science class that is not collaboratively taught with a special education teacher can be a challenge to both students and teacher. The purpose of this article is to outline the charact...