Fri, Jun 17, 2022 10:34 AM in Designing Healthy Ice Pops
Sounds like a great activity! Two thoughts:
(1) Beware of recipes that add sweeteners (honey, agave, etc.). If you add sweeteners, they become less healthful.
(2) Related language trivia: People are losing the distinction between the words healthy and healthful . Healthy means "in good health," as in "Having recovered from my illness, I am now he...
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Thu, Jun 09, 2022 5:49 AM in Phases of the Moon
Janet, the usual activities you hear about using paper plates or Oreos don't actually teach much about the phases of the moon. They don't explain why the phases have the names that they have; and knowing that makes the names much easier to remember. Instead, try something more experiential:
In an otherwise dark room, set up a bright light bulb in the center representing the sun, and le...
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Fri, May 27, 2022 11:21 AM in NGSS and Laboratory Report Conclusions
As used by most physical scientists, a hypothesis is neither a prediction nor an educated guess. It is a tentative explanation for some observed phenomenon. See:
http://www.msb-science.com/NSTA-Reports-Commentary-2015November.pdf ' target="_blank"> http://www.msb-science.com/NSTA-Reports-Commentary-2015November.pdf " target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://www.msb-science.com/NSTA...
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