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Journal Article

Disequilibrium: The Bernoulli Bag

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. Students explore pressure and the Bernoulli principle with a Bernoulli Bag....

Middle School Physical Science 5E Inquiry Phenomena

Journal Article

Teaching Through Trade Books: Focusing on Earth’s Features

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue shows that allowing students to use both photographs and information presented through technology helps them begin to construct an understanding of landforms an...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

Journal Article

Disequilibrium: Sticking Together

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month's issue discusses the cohesive properties of water....

Middle School Physical Science 5E Inquiry Phenomena

Journal Article

Teaching Through Trade Books: Teaming Up: Trade Books and Technology

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s trade books teach students about external and internal structures that allow animals and humans to survive....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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Disequilibrium: A Balancing Act

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month’s discrepant event helps students identify and develop an understanding of the simple relationships between various components of a system. Students will find th...

Middle School Physical Science 5E Inquiry Phenomena

Journal Article

Teaching Through Trade Books: The Sounds of Science

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue features activities that engage students in qualitative investigations as they make observations about sound and how it travels....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

Journal Article

Disequilibrium: A Human Circuit

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month’s discrepant event involves creating a human circuit using gadgets....

Middle School Physical Science 5E Inquiry Phenomena