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The Learning Cycle and Instructional Conversations
Engaging students in instructional conversations creates opportunities for discovering and internalizing the critical attributes of a concept. In this...
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Is it practical to expect teachers to tailor instruction to meet the needs of gifted students when many teachers are already taxed by trying to differ...
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Recycle Used Oil on America Recycles Day
Motor oil doesn’t wear out—it just gets dirty. Students and the general public may not know that used oil can be reused or recycled. The fact is, ...
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This article describes how to use the radio broadcast of H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds as a backdrop to studying the planets and how they differ fro...
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Teaching Inquiry Skills Using Rainsticks
South American tribes created rainsticks—percussion instruments made from bamboo or dried cactus filled with rice—to appeal to the gods in hopes o...
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After the Bell: Adopting and observing
Much of science requires long periods of observation, but students in traditional classrooms have limited opportunities to make scientific observation...