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up Inquiry with Solar OvensHeating
up Inquiry with Solar Ovens
January 2006
Building a solar oven in science class has become a common project for students of all ages. As one with a personal love for science, I must admit that simply building and testing a project like this is great fun. As a science teacher, however, I feel that this project is often underused as a tool for teaching some fundamental notions of how scientists and engineers practice their craft.
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http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2006-05/ss0601_54.pdf
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An e-Learning Science Fair
January 2006
Today, students easily master the technologies of blogs, chat, instant messaging, and e-mail. Consequently, they are not at all reluctant to participate in a virtual science fair that relies on the internet, e-mail, and other tools of the digital age.
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http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=ss&n=51413
Inquiry-Based
Investigation on the Internet
January 2006
This online exploration of sound energy and the human ear includes an activity where students formulate, justify, and evaluate a number of predictions about sound.
http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=ss&n=51391