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Journal Article

Eggs can be an inexpensive way to illustrate scientific concepts and promote understanding of other cultures. This series of demonstrations address the science and cross-cultural significance of eggs....

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Science Sampler: Playing games

Playing games in class is always a welcome change, but designing science games can be very time consuming for the teacher. This article describes how to enlist student help in creating new games. Examples and a grading rubric are included....

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After the Bell: Historical societies—more than a visit to a dusty attic!

The local historical society has a wealth of possibilities. This article features a few ideas on ways they can be used to enhance science curriculum....

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Rooted in Forestry

Research indicates that interdisciplinary instructional strategies help students make meaningful connections among various subjects through asking questions, making predictions, and thinking critically (Borich 2000). For this purpose, trees are an ea...

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Using GLOBE's Plant Phenology to Monitor the Growing Season

Has the growing season in North America increased by eight days? Is it still increasing? Middle-school students can help sleuth the answer with the Global Learning and Observations To Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) phenology data collected at many s...

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Scope on the Skies: Celestial grid system

The “coordinate system” in the sky is essentially an extension of the Earth’s surface-based system of latitude and longitude. There are celestial poles and a celestial equator and, just like parallels of latitude on Earth, objects are measured ...