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Science games provide opportunities for elementary and middle school students to make connections between terms and concepts to aid in internalization of science facts.

Children are best inspired to love science by seeing others' love of science, and understanding how it affects their lives on a daily basis.

The paranormal has long been popularized in novels, film, and television. But what does paranormal actually mean, and is it real? The answer may surprise you.

Outstanding science literacy books are recommended for elementary teachers searching for highly recommended science trade books to support their students' learning.

There are many websites for teaching science to children, however the FOSS Web website is an interactive inquiry-based science teaching website with many web resources.

One of the most popular public gardens in the U.S. amuses visitors while promoting study of plant biology and conservation through a Science Center and Ph.D. program.

Children have a lot of misconceptions about science and unfortunately they may get mistaken beliefs from adults. Eliminating misconceptions is critical for understanding.

Covering the Environment provides strong insights for anyone writing about the environment and working on what the author calls "the Green Beat."

Kindergarten kids can make caterpillar crafts and projects during caterpillar and butterfly lessons as part of an elementary bug themed unit.

Science notebooks are more difficult to grade than worksheets or exams, but rubrics can help teachers look for and assess discrete skills.

This article summarizes how logic has been seen in relation to philosophy and to the sciences based on some of the major developments in the history of logic itself.

The only way to truly understand the properties of matter and changes which occur in the properties of matter is to conduct and inquiry-based investigation.

Music provides some amazing multidisciplinary educational opportunities. How song lyrics, melody and musical structure can be used to improve retention in other subjects.

Explaining why the earth has seasons is a basic science concept everyone should be able to do with little hesitation. However this is one basic fact most cannot explain.

Understanding how the different wavelengths of the colors in sunlight causes the sky to appear blue as it enters our atmosphere, is an important science concept.

From teddy bears to boatrides, toys to street-market trinkets, live monkeys to light shows, Hong Kong can be a pint-size paradise.