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Why Do I Crave That Cookie?

One effective way to teach connections among body systems is using a problem-based approach. The authors developed an activity to help students understand the relationships of various body systems in the common event of eating a cookie....

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Exploring the New Standards

How to form a study group to examine the Next Generation Science Standards, second public draft....

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May the Magnetic Force Be With You

This article provides a series of developmentally appropriate experiences and discussions that concretely scaffold students between grades 2–4 toward accurate ideas of magnetism....

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Exploring the New Standards

How to form a study group to examine the Next Generation Science Standards, second public draft....

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The Green Room: Nonnative, Invasive, Exotic, Oh My!

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue talks about invasive species....

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Science 101: Does Technology Evolve?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue examines the evolution of technological products....

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Scientific Discoveries the Year I Was Born

In this learning activity, students research what significant scientific advances happened in the year of their birth and present them to the class. The activity promotes writing, helps students enhance their scientific literacy, and also improves th...

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Idea Bank: Engaging Students in Classifying Matter

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank provides an activity that engages students while teaching them physical and chemical properties and changes....

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The Early Years: Shining Light on Misconceptions

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses investigations of light....

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Exploring the New Standards

How to form a study group to examine the Next Generation Science Standards, second public draft....

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Health Wise: Flu Season: The Best Defense

This column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—along with classroom activities that help students make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses an activity that shows how flu germs spread....

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Scope on the Skies: Apparent Sizes, or "It was this big!"

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses specific astronomic events that were highly publicized....

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All Things Being Equal

A guided inquiry helps students view an equilibrium system from the particulate level....

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Career of the Month: Inventor

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes the life of an inventor....

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Genes Are Us

The authors review DNA fingerprinting and describe two standards-based lessons they have used in middle school science classes to provide a hands-on approach to learning the basic idea of how restriction enzymes work, the fundamentals of gel electrop...

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Big Ideas for Little People

The Evolution Readiness project introduces fourth-grade students to a series of big ideas that would lead them to understand the theory of evolution by natural selection. The goal in developing this project was to cover the fundamental concepts that ...

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Science Shorts: Modeling Light and Shadows

This column provides classic classroom activities that emphasize science process skills. This month’s issue describes a 5E lesson in which students study light and shadows through a broad range of verbal, numerical, and symbolic models....

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The New Teacher's Toolbox

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue is Part 1 of two columns dealing with classroom management....

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Formative Assessment Probes: Talking About Shadows

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue highlights shadow investigations that provide an ideal context for children to collect and analyze data used to recognize and explain predictable patterns of the Sun's...

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More Is Less

By playing into students' inquisitive nature and taking a closer look into the details of science content, teachers can start uncovering student misconceptions, correcting them, and even preventing future misconceptions from developing....