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Science 101: What Are the Earth's Heating and Cooling Mechanisms?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses some of the mechanisms of Earth that are related to global warming and climate change.
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Teaching About Heat and Temperature Using an Investigative Demonstration
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This short and cost-effective lesson helps middle grade students learn about the transfer of thermal energy. The lesson comprises three activities: a predict-share-observe-explain sequence of instruction that elicits…
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Tried and true: Heating up inquiry with solar ovens
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Melt away your students' fear of failure while igniting their scientific inquiry skills with this exciting and hands-on project using solar ovens. Students will design, build, and test a solar oven that is capable of…
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Green Science: In the hot seat—Analyzing your heating options
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When winter rolls around, keeping yourself and your home warm is of the utmost importance. Heating your home seems like a simple subject to tackle, but there are many heating systems available, requiring different fuels…
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All materials relating to heat and material changes
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Favorite Demonstration: One Hot Demonstration -- The Urban Heat Island Effect
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Demonstrations are most successful as a teaching tool when they can link a scientific principle to a real-life application of the knowledge. When posed as an inquiry activity, classroom demonstrations reinforce factual…
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Tried and True: Save the penguins—Teaching the science of heat transfer through engineering design
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Engineers, scientists, and environmental groups around the globe are hard at work finding solutions to mitigate or halt global warming. One major goal of the curriculum described here, Save the Penguins, is to help…
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