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After the Bell: Adopting and observing
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Much of science requires long periods of observation, but students in traditional classrooms have limited opportunities to make scientific observations. An "adoption journal" provides practice in making these detailed…
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Science Sampler: Phasing in lunar observations
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Increase students' understanding of the phases of the Moon through this interdisciplinary unit which includes a pre-test to gauge students' prior knowledge and a post-test to assess their increased understanding of the…
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Science Shorts: Observation Versus Inference
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When you observe something, how do you know for sure what you are seeing, feeling, smelling, or hearing? Asking students to think critically about their encounters with the natural world will help to strengthen their…
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The Early Years: Developing Observation Skills
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We typically know children are learning when they are able to make sense of an object’s materials or a situation that was previously a bit mysterious and communicate what they have figured out. But what about observing…
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Tech Trek: Celestial observation tools
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This activity—where students estimate the orbits of the four innermost moons of Jupiter through direct observation—represents a practical example of how teachers can use technology to explore celestial objects.
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A Change in Seasons: Increasing Student Observation Skills
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The ability to accurately observe and notice small details is a skill important to scientists. To help students develop this skill, have them record and share observations, successively focusing in on smaller, more…
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Editor’s Note: Teaching Observation—Aim Higher
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Observation is a fundamental process in science. It is a skill that many science curricula emphasize. It seems like such a simple skill, but observation skills are not quite so simply mastered. Like anything else, just…
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