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The Early Years: Exploring Biodiversity

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. The objective in this month’s issue is to introduce children to the diversity of plant life in a given area through a plant scavenger hunt, and to guide chi...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Life Science

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Science 101: Does the Weather Affect Your Body?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue focuses on three major weather factors and how they affect the human body—temperature, humidity, and air pressure....

Elementary Middle School Biology Life Science Professional Learning old

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Food and Energy for All: Turning a Demonstration Into an Inquiry Activity

Explore the reactants of photosynthesis to explain that they are raw materials and not food....

Middle School Biology Life Science Inquiry

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Formative Assessment Probes: No More Plants

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses how to uncover students' ideas about interdependency and change....

Elementary Biology Assessment Crosscutting Concepts

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Scope on Safety: Culturing Safety in Life Science

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers safety in life sciences labs....

Middle School Biology Labs Safety

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Incorporating Models Into Science Teaching to Meet the Next Generation Science Standards

Discover what the NGSS has to say about the proper use of models in the middle school classroom....

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