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Science Sampler: Conservation of mass and an unsuspected buoyancy effect
Journal Article | July 2008
Over the years, many interesting chemical reactions and activities have been used to illustrate the conservation of mass. The reaction of baking soda and vinegar is a common example. The experimental procedure described…
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Arguing About a Chemical Change
Journal Article | November 2019
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Journal Article | January 2023
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Learning the Temperature Dependency of Matter by Making Ice Cream
Journal Article | August 2021
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The Importance of Reading Equations
Journal Article | March 2022
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Call for Papers: Science Scope
Page | January 2020
Call for Papers: Science Scope The editors of Science Scope would like to encourage you to submit a manuscript on any topic that may be of interest to middle level science teachers. Although each issue of Science Scope is organized around a theme, your manuscript does not have to be related to a…
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Journal Article | November 2022
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Physics in the Sport of Boxing—A Personal Story
Journal Article | February 2021
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Arguing About a Chemical Change
Journal Article | February 2020
Use a sample ACT writing prompt in an explore-before-explain instructional sequence to a 9th-grade physical science class to promote student learning and demonstrate that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction
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Interdisciplinary Lessons on Energy and Entropy
Journal Article | May 2022
This article presents ideas and narratives of an experiment on the concept of energy developed for an honors seminar on energy and a mechanics course. We argue that energy is an idea best taught in an interdisciplinary…
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Journal Article | September 2022
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Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students
Journal Article | January 2023
This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…
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Journal Article | April 2021
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Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Testimonials
Page | March 2020
Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Testimonials LaConner High School – Todd Hinderman On behalf of LaConner High School and myself, we are truly grateful for the grant award money through the Shell Lab Science Challenge Regional competition. This award has allowed me to upgrade and purchase some very necessary and…
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Good Writing is All About Momentum
Journal Article | March 2022