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Ladybugs Across the Curriculum
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A thematic unit centered in ladybugs offered cross-curricular opportunities for kindergarteners. A series of activities designed to build on individual learning styles included observing ladybugs, role-playing, drawing…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Great Quake of 1906
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Natural disasters such as the 1906 San Francisco earthquake serve as reminders of the need for geologic research and investment in disaster preparedness of all types. Although young students may view their world as a…
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Guest Editorial: Making Meaning With Notebooks
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Communication is vital to science and has a central role in inquiry—students of all ages need to have a place and a means to reflect on their ideas. Language becomes the primary avenue that students use to arrive at and…
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Cheep, Chirp, Twitter, & Whistle
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In this article, we describe an interdisciplinary, activity-based lesson plan implemented in a third/fourth-grade classroom. During these activities, students use musical concepts to think about, illustrate, and…
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The Early Years: Static Electricity: The Shocking Truth
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue highlights activities about static electricity.
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Engaging Students in the Scientific Practices of Explanation and Argumentation
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This article examines the sixth and seventh practices concerning explanation and argumentation, found in A Framework for K–12 Science Education.
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This article discusses a creative visualization project to motivate and engage students. Students depict a dinosaur in its ecosystem and include all three elements of the environment: air, land, and water. Students…
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue, asking you to note how important "communication" is among the participants in the featured exciting elementary science activities.
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Favorite Demonstration: Seasonal Size Variations of Martian Polar Caps
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This demonstration vividly illustrates seasonal size variations of Martian polar caps. It is particularly useful during the astronomy section of a physical science course that follows the chemistry and physics sections…
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Space travel, even low Earth orbit, is probably several years away for most of us; however, students and teachers can research the edge of space by participating in the BalloonSat program. BalloonSat is an offshoot of…
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Scope on the Skies: And now there are five
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This month opens with four of the five brightest planets (Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter) very visible as they line up across the evening skies after sunset, stretching from the western horizon to the southeastern…
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Science Sampler: Cancer -- Mitosis run amok
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Studying cancer can provide a real-life understanding of the normal cell cycle and what happens when it goes awry. In this activity, students research a type of cancer and create a brochure that could help someone who…
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Science Sampler: The scientist and artist in all
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Eliminate the faulty, stereotypical concept of the scientist and expose science as a diverse realm through this engaging and eye-opening activity. A class discussion and drawing activity bring students to understand…
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Colors can open the door to an invisible world of electromagnetism, even when children can barely imagine things they cannot see. This article looks at color as a powerful tool for engaging children of all ages. A…
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Biology lectures expounding the properties of organisms can easily be enhanced with a living demonstration model organism—the large brine shrimp is one that students find interesting. This article features…
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