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The San Diego Zoo partnered with a middle school in order to provide local inner-city, low-income girls the opportunity to perform active science and to meet current female scientists in an after-school program. Students gained meaningful and eyeopen...
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Scope on the skies: You're blocking my view
Don't try to catch your shadow during April! The arrangement of the Earth, Moon, and Sun will be such that there will be an eclipse of the Sun at new moon, and an eclipse of the Moon at full Moon. While viewing both eclipses will be limited geographi...
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Teach your students the dangers of unsafe lab behavior without scaring them or boring them through this lab safety module.This investigative case is part of a larger program through Emory University and metro Atlanta public schools where graduate stu...
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RAISE: Using Geospatial Technology in the Public School
The Rural Alliance for Improving Science Education (RAISE) partners Oklahoma State University with three public school districts in Oklahoma, enabling Oklahoma State University science graduate students to serve as resources in developing and teachin...
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Welcome the Madagascar hissing cockroach into your classroom--they are not your average pest! This article describes the basic biology of this relatively tame creature, and how to set up and care for a classroom colony. It includes a list of suggeste...
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (2004)
The annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 is selected by a committee of NSTA members. The selected titles on this list were all published in 2004....
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Science Sampler: Reading science
Nonfiction books have the power to excite students about learning and fuel their desire to know more about a topic or person. Using a variety of books can differentiate instruction and provide suitable reading to students at all levels and for almost...
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Science Sampler: Opening the door for reading
Teaching students how to read without compromising the time dedicated to hands-on, inquiry-based science has become vital for science teachers of all grades. The reading strategy, Talking to the Text, effectively provides a great way for students to ...
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Science sampler: Before- , during-, and after-reading strategies
While students are at school, they mostly receive reading instruction during language arts classes and the focus is usually on fiction. Try these simple and effective strategies to facilitate successful nonfiction reading in science. The inability to...
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Have you ever wondered how the mountain of trade books out there gets evaluated or how books are chosen as "outstanding?" The Outstanding Science Trade Books (OSTB) for Grades K-12 doesn't just magically appear but is the result of a careful evaluati...
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Improving Science Reading Comprehension
Lend your struggling readers a helping hand with strategies that will enhance their comprehension of science reading materials. This article offers a few easy-to-implement strategies that teachers can use before, during, and after reading....