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Science 101: Why Does It Take Longer to Boil Potatoes at High Altitudes?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue looks at why water boils at different temperatures a...
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Methods and Strategies: Much Ado About Nothing
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses how children think about the small-particle...
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Commentary: Science Teachers as Community Eclipse Outreach Agents
An opinion piece about using science teachers as a link to the community....
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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....
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Science 101: Why Do We Only See One Side of the Moon?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the rotation of the moon....
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Engineering Encounters: From STEM to STEAM
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Incorporating the arts in a roller coaster engineering project....
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Disequilibrium: Sticking Together
This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month's issue discusses the cohesive properties of water....
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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 unde...