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Haiku and Science—Observing, Reflecting, and Writing about Nature: Using an Art Form that Demands Careful Observation of the Natural World

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Haiku and Science—Observing, Reflecting, and Writing about Nature: Using an Art Form that Demands Careful Observation of the Natural World

Haiku and science both focus on nature and require excellent observational abilities. This article describes the characteristics of haiku and a haiku assignment used in college biology courses. Students carefully observed the natural world, wrote hai...

Solar-Powered Racers

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Solar-Powered Racers

The science concepts introduced in this activity, such as the workings of simple machines, energy, work, friction, and air resistance provide a good segue to designing solar-powered cars. By building solar-powered cars, students get hands-on experien...

Meeting State Standards Through Integration

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Meeting State Standards Through Integration

This article focuses on teaching science standards through doing, constructing, and connecting processes. Students engage in the "doing" through inquiry and hands-on activities. They ask questions, acquire knowledge, and "construct" explanations of n...

Global Warming: It's Not Cool! A model for creating Multisensory Instructional Packages

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Global Warming: It's Not Cool! A model for creating Multisensory Instructional Packages

The author designed this Multisensory Instructional Package (MIP) to develop environmental awareness in a variety of interesting ways. All the resources in the MIP focus on the same objectives, but each resource allows students to work with the mater...

Editor's Note: The Bottom Line

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Editor's Note: The Bottom Line

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

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