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Science Sampler: Capitalizing on student travel in Earth science classrooms
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Students who take extended vacations during the school year can present a recurring challenge for educators. However, this article outlines creative strategies that will enrich students as they travel abroad, and engage…
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Models for Developing Explanations of Earth’s Dynamic Plate System
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Student-Centered Learning in an Earth Science, Preservice, Teacher-Education Course
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In an effort to get elementary teachers to teach more science in the classroom, a required preservice science education course was designed to promote the use of hands-on teaching techniques. This paper describes course…
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Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth
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Explaining Four Earth Science Enigmas With a New Hypothesis
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Students learn group process skills and transferable ideas about how science works by researching and studying four enigmas.
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Listserv Roundup: Finding and Saving Earth Science Resources
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This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. Learn about Earth science resources on NSTA e-mail listservs where there is an abundance of teacher-…
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Be a Citizen Scientist! Celebrate Earth Science Week 2006
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During Earth Science Week (October 8-14, 2006), millions of citizen scientists world-wide sampled groundwater, monitored weather, toured quarries, explored caves, prepared competition projects, and visited museums and…
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Science 101: What Are the Earth's Heating and Cooling Mechanisms?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses some of the mechanisms of Earth that are related to global warming and climate change.
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