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Does A Person's Favorite Snack Say Anything About Their Personality?

Does A Person's Favorite Snack Say Anything Abo...

After encountering Dr. Alan Hirsch's book, What Flavor is Your Personality? D...

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Comparing the Vitamin C Levels in Various Fruit Juices

Comparing the Vitamin C Levels in Various Fruit...

Photo ©2010 Ariel Waldman, Flickr The human body does not produce vitamin C...

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Pizza Box Solar Oven

Pizza Box Solar Oven

Photo Source: Simon Fraser University If you're interested in cooking and a...

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How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?

How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips?

Photo © 2010 espensorvik, Flickr If you've ever eaten a serving of chips, i...

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Music To My Heart

Music To My Heart

Photo © 2008 Fe Ilya, Flickr Ever wonder if different styles of music affec...

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Germs & Us

Germs & Us

Photo © 2008 Umberto Salvagnin, Flickr As we head into the flu winter seaso...

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Multicolored Flowers

Multicolored Flowers

Photo © 2008 Subramanian Kabilan, Flickr This science experiment, designed ...

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The Aerodynamics of a Car

The Aerodynamics of a Car

Photo © 2008 Nathan Bittinger, Flickr In a similar vein to Wong's award-win...

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Mnemonics & Memory

Mnemonics & Memory

Photo © 2009 digitalbob8, Flickr If you've ever studied for a big test, hav...

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The Effect of Acid Rain on Aquatic Life

The Effect of Acid Rain on Aquatic Life

Photo © 2005 Rick Smit, Flickr Like smoking, pollution has "second-hand" ef...

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Inertia of an Egg

Inertia of an Egg

Photo Source: Pali A Inertia According to Newton's first two laws of physic...

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Why Does Popcorn 'Pop'?

Why Does Popcorn 'Pop'?

Photo Source: Lucian Muset Popcorn is a delicious snack, but have you ever ...

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Connecting Solar Energy & Electronics

Connecting Solar Energy & Electronics

Photo Source: Saniphoto This interesting science fair project, designed for...

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Oxygen in Plant Respiration

Oxygen in Plant Respiration

Photo Source: Viktor Kuryan Most children are familiar with the overly simp...

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Measuring & Comparing Salinity in Different Aquatic Environments

Measuring & Comparing Salinity in Different Aqu...

Photo © 2006 D. Vincent Alongi, Flickr Most of you have learned in life sci...

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Depicting the Movement of Music

This art project, provided by Holly of Lines, Dots and Doodles, provides a gr...

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Butterfly Wings & Symmetry

Butterflies are fascinating creatures, providing many opportunities for incor...

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Experimenting with Pirate and Viking Ships in Art

Experimenting with Pirate and Viking Ships in Art

Looking for a great craft to end the year with? Holly, Maryland art teacher ...

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How to Incorporate Poetry Into Your Classroom

Unlike picture books, it can sometimes be difficult to grab your students' at...

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Adding Salt to Your Watercolor Prints

Some days it may seem that your supply cabinet is a bit lackluster. You're st...

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Dinosaur Fossil Making

Dinosaur Fossil Making

While your students may learn about how fossils are formed in their science ...

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3-D Sandwiches

While many teachers have encouraged their students to explore their favorite ...

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Colorful Cultural Artwork

Kathy Barbro, art teacher from California and creator of the website Art Proj...

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Silly Eyeglasses

At their core, children love to be silly. Since school can sometimes squelch ...

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Design a Picture Frame with Old CDs

Design a Picture Frame with Old CDs

Students thrive by using different materials and mediums to express their im...

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Crafts For March Weather Fun

As March brings the transition from winter to spring, there are many meteorol...

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Clothespin Horse Craft for Kids

Clothespin Horse Craft for Kids

A great way to keep students engrossed in the lesson is to provide challengi...

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Fun With Animal Units

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate the vibrant...

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Story Characters

Hand puppets and character replicas are great ways to help students connect w...

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Photosynthesis & Light Color

Photosynthesis & Light Color

Photo © 2009 Corey Harmon, Flickr If you have a student who's interested in...

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