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Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More

Solar Science offers more than three dozen hands-on, inquiry-based activities on many fascinating aspects of solar astronomy. The activities cover the Sun’s motions, space weather caused by the Sun, the measurement of time and seasons in our daily ...

By Dennis Schatz, Andrew Fraknoi

Elementary Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Mathematics Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary

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Science 101: What Does the Sun Send to the Earth?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses electromagnetic waves....

Elementary Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Life Science Professional Learning old

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Editor's Note: Earth's Place in the Universe—Understanding Develops Over Time

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Learning Progression NGSS

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Safer Science: Safety Acknowledgment Form for Earth and Space Science

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses why Earth and space science teachers need to include guidelines specific to their discipline when creating a safety acknowledgment for...

High School Earth & Space Science Labs Safety

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Editor's Note: Earth's Systems: Climate

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary Climate Change Earth & Space Science

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Science 101: What Are the Earth's Heating and Cooling Mechanisms?

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....

Elementary Middle School Earth & Space Science Physical Science Professional Learning old

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Teacher's Toolkit: Bridging the Three Dimensions of the NGSS Using the Nature of Science

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue describes a process for modifying and implementing published lessons to explicitly teach nature of science so that students can be engaged in di...

Elementary Middle School Earth & Space Science General Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Science 101: How Do You Date Fossils?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses how you determine the age of a fossil....

Elementary Middle School Earth & Space Science Technology Professional Learning old