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Through physical science, students learn that there are mechanisms of cause and effect in all systems and processes that can be understood through a common set of physical and chemical principles.

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The Roadster Challenge

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Baking Cookies

Using emergent inquiry curriculum to explore physical science and measurement ...

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Making Mixtures

Explore the physical mixing of substances with water to create a solution or suspension. ...

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Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K-12

Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K–12 will help your students truly understand concepts such as motion, energy, and magneti...

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Planting 3D Instruction in Your Classroom

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Investigating Earth’s Interactions

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The Pulled Spool—Which Way Does It Roll?

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Being Unique or Being Identical

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Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experienced eleme...

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Versatile 3D Printed Colorimetry Toolkits

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Modeling Parts of Systems and Particle Movement in Matter

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The Roadster Challenge

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Synthesizing Geologic Data Into An Argument for Plate Tectonic Theory

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Inquiry and Design

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Directed inquiry and three-dimensional learning

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Data literacy 101

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