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| By: Fred Estes and Carolee Fucigna |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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A yearlong classroom project encourages scientific practices and knowledge about ecology.
A yearlong classroom project encourages scientific practices and knowledge about ecology. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Sherri Lynne Brown |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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A trip to the Philippines inspires a 5E learning cycle that connects common acids and bases to dental health for students.
A trip to the Philippines inspires a 5E learning cycle that connects common acids and bases to dental health for students. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Linda Froschauer |
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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| By: Page Keeley |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the life cycle of a butterfly.
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the life cycle of a butterfly. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Page Keeley |
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the life cycle of a butterfly.
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the life cycle of a butterfly. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Jyoti Gopal and Ella Pastor |
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A kindergarten science curriculum develops life science investigations in and around school.
A kindergarten science curriculum develops life science investigations in and around school. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Julie McGough and Lisa Nyberg |
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First graders explore the circle of life through observations of animals in their habitats.
First graders explore the circle of life through observations of animals in their habitats. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Anne Stevenson |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses how "I Wonder" boards serve as a springboard for scientific investigations.
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses how "I Wonder" boards serve as a springboard for scientific investigations. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Kathy Cabe Trundle, Katherine N. Mollohan, and Mandy McCormick Smith |
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The authors planned investigations and taught science lessons that help children extend natural comparisons of physical properties of humans and familiar animals to include observations and comparisons of the physical properties of plants and insects,... [view full summary]
The authors planned investigations and taught science lessons that help children extend natural comparisons of physical properties of humans and familiar animals to include observations and comparisons of the physical properties of plants and insects, laying a foundation for future understanding of inheritance of traits. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Bill Robertson |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author discusses the different systems of earthworms.
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author discusses the different systems of earthworms. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Christine Anne Royce |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue students investigate and construct models of food chains or food webs to help them grasp the core idea.
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue students investigate and construct models of food chains or food webs to help them grasp the core idea. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Rodger W. Bybee |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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Using the life sciences, this article first reviews essential features of the NRC Framework for K–12 Science Education that provided a foundation for the new standards. Second, the article describes the important features of life science standards... [view full summary]
Using the life sciences, this article first reviews essential features of the NRC Framework for K–12 Science Education that provided a foundation for the new standards. Second, the article describes the important features of life science standards for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Finally, several implications of the new standards are discussed. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Peggy Ashbrook |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses the complete life cycle of a plant.
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses the complete life cycle of a plant. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Cynthia Smith and Melinda Landry |
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Science and Children, Feb 13
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To guide kindergarteners in developing a deeper understanding of an earthworm's life cycle, its feeding habits, and its role as a decomposer, the authors designed an inquiry-based unit focused on red wigglers.
To guide kindergarteners in developing a deeper understanding of an earthworm's life cycle, its feeding habits, and its role as a decomposer, the authors designed an inquiry-based unit focused on red wigglers. [hide full abstract]
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