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Formative Assessment Probes: Pushes and Pulls

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the assessment probe "Talking About Forces."...

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The Early Years: Objects in Motion

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this month’s issue students use small objects, such as tops, to explore motion. Students then perform data collection of movement with the teacher's help...

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Inquiry Science and Active Reading

The author presents a pair of fifth-grade activities: an inquiry science activity in which students conduct hands-on investigations of force and motion, and a reading activity where they collaboratively analyze a text that contains words that have be...

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Customizing Curriculum With Digital Resources

To effectively use digital resources in the classroom, teachers must customize the information, merge it with pre-existing curriculum, differentiate it for diverse student populations, and still meet standards-based learning goals. This article descr...

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The Art and Science of Notebooks

Along with inquiry-based teaching, exploring the elements of art can guide students to view and represent objects realistically. Understanding line, shape, color, value, form, space, and texture helps bridge the gap between what students actually obs...