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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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Oxygen in Plant Respiration

Oxygen in Plant Respiration

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

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Plants & Gravity

Plants & Gravity

Photo Source: Nancy Schumann Ever noticed that plant shoots (the parts we c...

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Grow An “Egghead” in Preschool

Grow An “Egghead” in Preschool

Photo Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/themonnie/ It doesn't need to be...

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Helping Students Make the Connection Between Se...

Spring, marked as the season of growth and new life, is a great time to intro...

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Textured Finger Paint

Spring is in the air! Flowers are blossoming, trees are filling out, the gras...

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An Art Project That's Alive!

Art teacher and creator of the blog Teach Kids Art, provides a brilliant craf...

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Experimenting with Capillarity

While most students know that plants need water to grow, they don't understan...

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Nature Treasure Hunt

Most often, when we think about 'treasure' hunts, we limit the objective to f...

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Exploring Nature

After the long winter indoors, spring can certainly feel like a blessing. The...

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Cherry Blossom Artwork

A great way to combat the winter doldrums is to bring spring into your artwor...

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Preschoolers With A Green Thumb

Suite101 offers several comprehensive experiments geared toward first and sec...

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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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