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Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor (1974) is an inspiring book in which the author invites readers to go “rock finding” by laying out ten rules for finding a “perfect” rock. In this way, the book encourages children to look closely, using ...
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The Experts address the following question in this month’s column: "Since helium is an inert gas that drifts to space, where do we get the helium that we use here on Earth for balloons and other applications?"...
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One strategy for enhancing students’ understanding of nanoscale is to shift students’ existing understandings of relative scale by helping them conceptually transport their strongest scale benchmark—themselves—into the nanoscale world. This a...
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Science Sampler: Differentiated assessment
One of the goals of science education is to encourage students to think and reason at increasingly higher levels. In order to accomplish this goal, the authors created a unique form of assessment that not only encourages students to work at the highe...
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Idea Bank: Students as Nano-Detectives
Nanotechnology is quickly beginning to revolutionize medicine, building materials, electronics, and even the clothes we wear. The internet offers a plethora of information, images, and interactive simulations dealing with the world at a nanoscale lev...
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Three Steps for Better Reading in Science: Before, During, and After
It’s exciting to have a beautiful new science textbook—if students can read it! Unfortunately, many students can’t read their science textbook unassisted. Since reading and critical thinking skills are an integral component of science, teachers...
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Every Day Science Calendar: December 2006
This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...
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Teaching through Trade Books: Rock Solid Science
Children are naturally curious about the world around them, including the rocks beneath their feet. By observing, describing, and sorting a variety of rocks, students can discover that rocks have certain physical properties by which they can be class...