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The Poetry of Science: Sinking and Floating

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The Poetry of Science: Sinking and Floating

Build literacy in playful, meaningful ways with sinking and floating....

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Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks

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Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses using Giverny Award winners to engage eleme...

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Disequilibrium: Teaching Discrepant Events With the 5E Instructional Model

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Disequilibrium: Teaching Discrepant Events With the 5E Instructional Model

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month's issue takes a vinegar–baking soda activity through the vario...

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Classic Lessons 2.0: The Power of Nanoscale

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Classic Lessons 2.0: The Power of Nanoscale

This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. This month's issue describes activities in which students examine how the ratio of surface a...

Middle School General Science Mathematics 5E Instructional Materials

Methods and Strategies: Oral Science Stories

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Methods and Strategies: Oral Science Stories

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use culturally responsive stor...

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Safer Science: Student Tests for Safer Labs

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Safer Science: Student Tests for Safer Labs

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses the use of safety tests to help st...

High School General Science Lesson Plans Pedagogy Safety

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Be a Winner! A Science Teacher’s Guide to Writing Successful Grant Proposals

Be a Winner! is your chance to learn from veteran science teachers about the secrets to successful grant writing. Formatted as a handy workbook, this ...

By Patty McGinnis, Kitchka Petrova

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Science 101: What, Exactly, Is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

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Science 101: What, Exactly, Is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the Heisenberg uncertainty principle....

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Science 102: This Month's Task: Disappearing Halves

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Science 102: This Month's Task: Disappearing Halves

Exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Pen to Paper challenge from last month....

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Inquiry Phenomena

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