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Editor’s Roundtable: At the breaking point

Sobering articles and alarming predictions about the environment appear in magazines, journals, and the media daily. These warnings should not be overlooked and are a call to action for educators. Our students must learn to think of themselves as mem...

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Back to the Future?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, nature-study was the most widespread orientation to science instruction in the nation’s schools. During the four or so decades of its existence, nature-study evolved to become both a common body of knowled...

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Editor’s Corner: A Return to Nature

In the recent book by Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods (2005), he suggests that, for the first time in human history, young people today are growing up with little or no meaningful contact with the natural world. Louv cites various causes for th...

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The 1988 Fires in Yellowstone

The 1988 fires at Yellowstone National Park burned 1.4 million acres in the tri-state areas of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho—encompassing the greater Yellowstone area—and burned some 800,000 acres within the park itself (Franke 2000). This article ...

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Methods and Strategies: More Than a Human Endeavor

Helping young children avoid developing deeply held misconceptions and promoting developmentally appropriate Nature of Science (NOS) ideas will establish a foundation for students from which they will later develop more accurate and sophisticated NOS...

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The Point of It All

A wind vane is a tool for making observations of wind direction and initiating inquiries about the weather. Its construction and use continue to be mainstays of the science education of elementary students. By providing students with the opportunity ...

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Science Sampler: Designed by Nature—Exploring linear and circular life cycles

Designed by Nature is a series of six sequential lessons that help middle school students explore the environmental impacts of producing and disposing of everyday items, and the role of citizens, consumers, and businesses in promoting sustainable pro...