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Teaching Through Trade Books: Sharpening Your Senses

Students’ fascination with the world around them can inspire numerous investigations about the five senses. This month's Teaching Through Trade Books column focuses on two books about the senses: My Five Senses and Knots on a Counting Rope. Activit...

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Survivor Science

Can you imagine yourself in the outback or on a tropical island, using your scientific smarts to outwit all the others? Why not challenge students to use what you've taught them in a setting that tests their skills of science and survival? This weekl...

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Saving the Salmon

In November 2000, wild Atlantic salmon were placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Washington Academy (WA) in Maine has played an integral role in the education and restoration of this species. Students participate in the ...

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Idea Bank: Pipe Cleaner DNA

The pipe cleaner DNA model uses simple materials, but offers limitless opportunities for realistic manipulation, including DNA replication, mutation, and protein synthesis. The activity is also appropriate for students at many levels. ...

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Science Sampler: Picture this-- Your students can't wait to review for a test!

Getting students to enjoy reviewing for a unit test was a challenge for this author, who developed Picture Review Pages. A Picture Review Page is a paper with illustrations representing each of the main concepts in a unit. There are also lines for st...

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S'COOL Science

This article details the experiences of a fifth-grade class taking part in a NASA project in which students make observations of clouds and other weather data in order to reinforce satellite data and scientific research....