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Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)
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What causes condensation? Does temperature affect how well a balloon will fly? How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? Through 15 mystery stories, this book memorably illustrates science concepts for students and reinforces…
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Building a Scientist-Science Educator Collaboration: Establishing the Inquiry Institute
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This article describes the development of the Inquiry Institute, a collaboration of scientists from a science department and science educators from a school of education. The history of the institute and the benefits to…
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Targeted Courses in Inquiry Science for Future Elementary School Teachers
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This study reports on targeted science courses for undergraduate childhood education majors. We describe an inquiry-oriented, threecourse sequence spanning physical, life, and environmental science. All three courses…
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Science From the Pond Up: Using Measurement to Introduce Inquiry
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The authors engaged nonscience majors enrolled in an integrated science course with a prototype activity designed to change their mindset from cookbook to inquiry science. This article describes the activity, the Warm…
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Science Sampler: Radio-wave inquiry with web-controlled receivers
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This article describes a web-enhanced investigation of radio waves suitable for upper middle school science students that correlates with the National Science Education Standards. In this engaging lesson, students are…
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Everyday Life Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)
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How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like—or different from—their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off the tree? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will…
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Everyday Physical Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)
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What can make a ball roll faster? Does the temperature of wood affect the heat of a fire? How can old-fashioned tin can telephones teach today’s students about sound and technology? By presenting everyday mysteries like…
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Guest Editorial: Our Science Story: When Science Inquiry Meets the Common Core
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An opinion piece that shares information about an interactive science journal.