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Journal Article
This section provides notes from the field editor regarding several articles in the journal and offers anecdotes for making science available to all students, regardless of language, ability, and interest....
Journal Article
ELMO Project: Science Instruction for Students
The ELMO (Embedded Learning MOdules) curriculum reform project has designed science curricula for specific nonscience students that fulfill core requirements and demonstrate how science can be engaging and relevant. ELMO students experience science t...
Journal Article
Working side-by-side with museum scientists and other experts in classrooms, in the community, and in the school's adopted watershed, teachers learned high-level technology skills, then involved students in firsthand investigations on water quality, ...
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This article examines the construction of science journal texts by three elementary school children identified with special learning needs. These texts are examined to demonstrate how each child differently represented science understanding via a cha...
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Inquiry-Based Investigation on the Internet: Sound and the Human Ear
This online exploration of sound energy and the human ear includes an activity where students formulate, justify, and evaluate a number of predictions about sound. The investigation, which is intended for two class periods, or approximately 90 minute...
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Commentary: The Coming of Age of Informal Science
The array of informal education configurations is enormous yet all follow the same basic premise of educating through flexible, interesting, and often entertaining methods. And, consistent with the National Science Education Standards, informal educa...
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Scope on Safety: Turn up the heat--Safely!
Is burning down your middle school science laboratory one of your biggest concerns due to the heat sources used to conduct experiments? No need to worry--your fears can be extinguished once and for all by following the guidelines outlined in this ar...
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Science 101: How can hands-on science teach long-lasting understanding?
Hands-on science activities have long been touted as a great way to motivate students who otherwise might not be all that interested in science. This article discusses the art of tapping into successful discovery learning through structured inquiry....