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Experiment Reflections
Experimentation is one of a scientists greatest tools for discovering truths about the world. Often times, experiments generate more questions than they answer. In this activity, students reflect on1
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Experimentation is one of a scientists greatest tools for discovering truths about the world. Often times, experiments generate more questions than they answer. In this activity, students reflect on the purpose, procedure and findings of their experiment and think about the implications of the research for new areas of inquiry.
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Outline Review
Outlining is one of the, if not the, most helpful tools for writing and studying. By outlining, students examine main concepts, supporting details, and the interrelations of the learning materials. I1
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Outlining is one of the, if not the, most helpful tools for writing and studying. By outlining, students examine main concepts, supporting details, and the interrelations of the learning materials. In this activity, students outline a chapter or parts of the text. Team members use their outlines to recreate a summary of the chapter or text.
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Science Jeopardy
Everyone loves the quiz show Jeopardy. In this activity, students play Science Jeopardy in their teams. Students write questions reviewing science topics covered and the answers to their questions. I1
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Everyone loves the quiz show Jeopardy. In this activity, students play Science Jeopardy in their teams. Students write questions reviewing science topics covered and the answers to their questions. In teams, they take turns quizzing each other.
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Make A Myth
Myths are traditional stories of unknown origin used to explain how the world came to be, how human and animal creatures came to possess various characteristics, and why the stars travel across the s1
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Myths are traditional stories of unknown origin used to explain how the world came to be, how human and animal creatures came to possess various characteristics, and why the stars travel across the sky in meaningful patterns. These fictitious stories usually involve the exploits of gods and heroes. In this activity, students write their own myths about a science topic. This activity provides a good anticipatory set to learning the reality behind any science topic.
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Singing Science
An amazing amount of information can be contained in a song. Here is the opportunity for some of your musically-inclined students to apply their music smarts to learn about science. In this activity,1
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An amazing amount of information can be contained in a song. Here is the opportunity for some of your musically-inclined students to apply their music smarts to learn about science. In this activity, pairs research and write a song to a familiar tune. Pairs sing their science as a duet to the class.
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Evaluate the Alternatives
Protecting the environment is the subject of hundreds of articles and books. Science, ethics, politics, individual rights and other factors collide when environmental issues are raised. Automobiles,1
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Protecting the environment is the subject of hundreds of articles and books. Science, ethics, politics, individual rights and other factors collide when environmental issues are raised. Automobiles, for example, might be built to run on natural gas, solar power, electrical power, even steam. Alternatives abound, but which are the right ones? In this activity, students brainstorm alternatives, discuss the advantages and disadvantages, then write an essay.
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Create and Question
Genius is defined as the ability to ask the right question. It takes clear thinking and solid information to ask a good review question. In this activity, students ask a number of review questions, a1
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Genius is defined as the ability to ask the right question. It takes clear thinking and solid information to ask a good review question. In this activity, students ask a number of review questions, and answer questions other students create. Students reflect on the questions they made up and the questions they received.
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A New Invention
Asking students to invent something elicits divergent, creative thinking and involves numerous learning modalities. In short, it is an ideal project. In this activity, students come up with an invent1
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Asking students to invent something elicits divergent, creative thinking and involves numerous learning modalities. In short, it is an ideal project. In this activity, students come up with an invention, then share their inventions with teammates.
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Evaluate a Product
We wash our hair with shampoo and conditioners; we spray on perfume and cologne; we clean our clothes with laundry detergent and our dishes with dishwashing detergent. What is really in these househo1
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We wash our hair with shampoo and conditioners; we spray on perfume and cologne; we clean our clothes with laundry detergent and our dishes with dishwashing detergent. What is really in these household products and how healthy or potentially hazardous are they? In this activity, students research common household products and share their findings with classmates.
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Define This!
If you have ever tried to define a word quickly you know it may be a difficult task. It requires careful thought and exacting word choice. In this activity, students progress through a series of step1
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If you have ever tried to define a word quickly you know it may be a difficult task. It requires careful thought and exacting word choice. In this activity, students progress through a series of steps to write definitions for science vocabulary words.