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  • Scope on the Skies: International Year of Astronomy

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    This year marks the 400th anniversary of when a telescope was used for astronomical observations, and 2009 has also been designated the International Year of Astronomy—a yearlong celebration of astronomy through various…

  • 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…

  • The Early Years: Adding Up the Rain

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    Having your class measure and record the amount of precipitation that falls daily is a job young children can do as part of learning about measurement and weather. Summer is a good time to prepare to teach about…

  • The Early Years: Exploring the Properties of a Mixture

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    Children learn about properties of materials as they walk through a fabric store, help in the kitchen, or dig in the garden. Directed explorations in the classroom build on these early experiences. In the inquiry-based…

  • The Early Years: Water Leaves "Footprints"

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    This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses an activity to help students learn how water shapes the Earth's surface.

  • The Early Years: Counting a Culture of Mealworms

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    Math is not the only topic that will be discussed when young children are asked to care for and count “mealworms,” a type of insect larvae (just as caterpillars are the babies of butterflies, these larvae are babies of…

  • Guest Editorial: Computers in the Year 2000

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    An opinion piece about the millennium computer bug or year 2000 problem (Y2K) that could cause computer systems to crash.

  • Scope on the Skies: The school year in space

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    This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue features planet observations, eclipses, launches, and the International Space Station's (ISS) continued growth.

  • The Early Years: Planting Before Winter

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    Planting flower bulbs is a wonderful activity for many reasons: learning about the life cycle of a plant bulb teaches children about seasonal changes and the environmental needs of plants, and children can observe and…

  • The Early Years: If You Were a Dinosaur…

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    Dinosaurs are one of those science topics that draw children in and teach them about concepts like measuring and using descriptive language. Learning about dinosaurs, although not hands-on like observing and recording…

  • The Early Years: Nurturing Young Chemists

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    Chemistry explorations in early childhood classrooms often involve baking, mixing, or dissolving, during which students predict outcomes and try to replicate the results. The objective is to help students come to an…

  • The Early Years: Rocks Tell a Story

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    Sedimentary rocks, formed by an accumulation of sediments (tiny pieces of rocks or minerals) in a water environment, tell a story that many students may be familiar with. They may have visited areas where water or wind…

  • Two-Year Community: Introduction From New Two-Year Community Column Editor, Apryl Nenortas

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    Meet our new Two-Year Community column editor by reading her introduction and learning about her vision for the column.

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