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Science, Technology, and YA Lit

This article provides three engaging projects science teachers can use to help students develop environmental consciousness and global awareness using young adult literature and technology....

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Let It Roll

The authors used various science investigations to engage preschool and kindergarten-age children with explorations of motion and provided opportunities for them to develop their basic inquiry skills. Using everyday toys and objects is a realistic an...

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Enhancing Science Education Through Art

Augmenting science with the arts is a natural combination when one considers that both scientists and artists rely on similar attitudes and values. This article describes simple art activities that allow students to express their science understandin...

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Scope on the Skies: Comet Watch

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses comets....

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The Cultural and Ecological "Worlds" of Central Asia

The authors developed an online, five-week unit that discusses the cultural and ecological "worlds" of central Asia. Two main ideas for this integrated science and social studies unit include (1) The natural world affects the daily functioning of the...

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Editor's Note: Skateboarding to Understanding

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

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Environmental Literacy Through Relationships: Connecting Biomes and Society in a Sustainable City

In this article, the authors share a project developed and implemented in an eighth-grade science classroom in which students apply what they have learned about biomes to create sustainable cities. This project promotes environmental literacy through...

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Making Art With Microscopes

This article describes a miniunit that supplements a unit on the study of cells and the use of microscopes, which introduces the fundamentals of cellular biology. The miniunit promoted an inquiry approach to learning and was closely connected to the ...

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Secret in the Margins: Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment

In this article, the authors describe a lesson that uses the 5E Learning Cycle to help students not only understand the atomic model but also how Ernest Rutherford helped develop it. The lesson uses Rutherford's gold foil experiment to focus on three...

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Tried and True: The Halloween Lab

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. In this month’s issue the author describes a Halloween lab that uses physical and chemical changes to teach students about change of state, exothermic reactions, properti...

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May the Force Be With You!

Students use a portable force indicator to discover the net forces all around them. By directly observing these forces, students can better understand the effect these forces have on an object....

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Science 101: Why Don't All Rolling Objects Reach the Bottom of an Incline at the Same Time?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author discusses motion and friction....

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Everyday Engineering: Charcoal—Can It Corral Chlorine?

This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. This issue discusses the use of charcoal in water filters....

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Teaching Through Trade Books: A Balancing Act

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue students explore activities that involve balance....

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Becoming Science "Experi-mentors"

This article outlines how professional development experiences can best be structured to support teachers' science learning, leading to quality science instruction and learning for students. This discussion highlights four key principles central to e...