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Project Earth Science: Geology, Revised 2nd Edition (e-book)
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How well can your students … • Explain the distribution of earthquakes? • Model volcanic eruptions? • Demonstrate plate motions and interactions? • Describe seafloor changes? • Think in terms of…
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Project Earth Science: Meteorology, Revised 2nd Edition (e-book)
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Can your students— • Track a hurricane? • Illustrate the inside of a thunderstorm? • Describe the basics of urban air quality? • Make rain fall on their desks? Project Earth Science:…
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Do you crave both physics problems and captivating illustrations? If your answer is "yes", look no further! Quantoons combines challenging problems and provocative quotes with intricate drawings that mix Isaac Newton…
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Science Sampler: The experiment event
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The annual Experiment Event is the culminating activity of an extensive study of questioning, problem solving, and the inquiry process. Easily addressing national and state standards for science inquiry, the Experiment…
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Testing the Waters: The standards saturate schoolwide water theme
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In a small rural school in southwest Missouri, coordination of a schoolwide water theme provided students with science learning experiences with a Science-Technology-Society orientation reflecting many of the Standards…
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This activity introduces students to daylight astronomy and can be done right in a classroom with windows and direct exposure to the Sun. Tips for making observations of the Sun safely are included.
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Bread Making: Classic Biotechnology and Experimental Design
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Bread making activities can help students meet local and national standards for scientific inquiry, experimental design, and problem solving. In the first activity, students make and observe yeast solutions. Then they…
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Poster presentations are one way scientists present their latest research findings at professional meetings. This format also works well in the classroom and gives students the opportunity to communicate the results of…
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Fifth-grade students use homemade plant-based acid/base indicators to learn about matter at an age-appropriate level and develop process skills. As a result of completing this lesson sequence the students should be able…
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Capturing the Sights and Sounds of Aquatic Life
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When working with elementary students, one never knows when that moment of “magic” will happen. For the author, an environmentalist who also conducts outreach activities with elementary students, one of the best of…
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Secret Message Science Goggles
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Imagine looking at a picture of a brightly colored frog. Put on your color filter science goggles, and the frog is gone! Imagine writing a message that can only be read with your special science goggles. Now imagine…
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Editor's Note: The Bottom Line
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Thermal Paper Exposed: The Secret of “Smart Paper”
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This article discusses how, as part of a National Science Foundation-funded internship program, the authors translated smart papers into an exciting and informative activity for the middle school classroom. This…
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Scope on Safety: Blueprint for safety
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If your lab facilities are going to be replaced or renovated, you should insist that the science instructors be involved in the process from planning to construction. You know what you’ll need in a facility, and your…
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Learning Simple Machines Through Cross-Age Collaborations
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In this project, introductory college physics students (noneducation majors) were asked to teach simple machines to a class of second graders. This nontraditional activity proved to be a successful way to encourage…
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