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Tried and True: Balloons and Newton's Third Law

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Tried and True: Balloons and Newton's Third Law

This constructivist adaptation of the classic balloon-on-a-string exploration leads students to investigate Newton's third law: for every action forc...

Science Sampler: To heat or not to heat

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Science Sampler: To heat or not to heat

As part of a lesson on heat transfer, middle school students design their own investigation of conduction, insulation, and convection....

Tech Trek: Science research on the Internet

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Tech Trek: Science research on the Internet

Young students often get frustrated when trying to find useful information on the Internet for school purposes and end up jumping from one point of in...

It's Raining Micrometeorites

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It's Raining Micrometeorites

Did you know that whenever you take a walk in the rain, you have a close encounter with extraterrestrial material? Our atmosphere contains small, micr...

Making Science Accessible: Strategies to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Student Population

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Making Science Accessible: Strategies to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Student Population

Despite the sincere interest of many teachers to address the varying educational needs of their students (Scruggs and Mastropieri 1994), the current e...

After the Bell: Balancing the equity equation—The importance of experience and culture in science learning

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After the Bell: Balancing the equity equation—The importance of experience and culture in science learning

The importance of environmental influences outside of school has been the focus of numerous studies that support the home’s influence on science lea...

Investigations in the Science of Sports

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Investigations in the Science of Sports

The Sisters in Sport Science (SISS) program addresses the need for girls to gain equitable access to science and mathematics education by using sport ...

Scintillating Stars

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Scintillating Stars

Often, a bright planet that is visible over the horizon will be mistaken for a star. Some believe they can tell the difference between a star and a pl...

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