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Editor's Note (September 2000)

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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After the Bell: Improving internships

The Informal Science Education Centers (ISECs) serve an important role in complementing, supplementing, deepening, and augmenting classroom science. Colleges and ISECs are encouraged to create avenues for sharing expertise and resources to enhance sc...

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Teaching for Understanding: Bridging the gap between student understanding and state and national tests and standards

Elementary science teaching is under increasing scrutiny. Some teachers may feel caught between state and national standards and tests of children’s understanding of science. What happens when contradictions arise between “teaching to the test”...

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Research on the River: High school and university students use technology and integrated science to study the quality of the James River

This project—the JAMES (Joining Across Miles Environmental Systems)—gave high school students the chance to do research involving technology and integrated science and allowed university science methods students the chance to gain experience wor...