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Teaching Through Trade Books: Figuring Out Food Chains

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....

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Editor's Corner: Earth and Space

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

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Science 101: How Do Earthworms Function?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author discusses the different systems of earthworms....

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Dating the Moon

This article describes ways to teach lunar stratigraphy and the nature of science....

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The Early Years: "Life" Science

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....

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Building on Students' Knowledge of Solar Cells: Integrating Mathematics and Science to Support Engineering Design Tasks

Explore this weeklong unit on solar energy that supports math and science learning....

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Stromatolites

Teaching Earth and space science with field trips, geologic timelines, and other activities involving these ancient records of life....

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Career of the Month: Materials Engineer

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes the career path of a materials engineer....

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Guest Editorial: Co-teaching in the Science Classroom: The One Teach/One Assist Model

An opinion piece about what it really means to co-teach....

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The <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i> and the Life Sciences

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 ...

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Lunch-Trash Solar Stills: Learning About the Engineering Design Process Through Earth Science

Create a water-purification systems with recyclables....

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Plants, Alike and Different

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...

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Health Wise: Feel Better, Look Better

This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses the benefits of daily exercise....

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On the Shoulders of Sir Isaac Newton and Arthur Storer

Today we can engage in the same types of scientific thinking, discussions, and observations of the heavens that Newton and his friend did over 300 years ago....