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| Introduction: Safety in the Classroom |
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2 | (1) |
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The Role of the Textbook in the Classroom |
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What is a Discrepant Event? |
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3 | (1) |
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How to Use Discrepant Events to Promote Process and Inquiry |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (1) |
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Teaching Children about the Characteristics of Matter |
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8 | (22) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (2) |
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The Phases (or States) of Matter |
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17 | (5) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (5) |
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Teaching Children about Heat Energy |
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Measuring Heat and Temperature |
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30 | (3) |
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Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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Expansion and Contraction |
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43 | (4) |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (2) |
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Teaching Children about Static Electricity |
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51 | (11) |
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51 | (1) |
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Charged Objects Attract Uncharged Objects |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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How to Build an Electroscope |
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60 | (2) |
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Teaching Children about Magnetism |
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62 | (9) |
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From Lodestones to Domains |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (2) |
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Temporary and Permanent Magnets |
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69 | (2) |
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Teaching Children about Current Electricity |
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71 | (15) |
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The Discovery of Current Electricity |
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71 | (1) |
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What is Current Electricity |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (5) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (2) |
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Teaching Children about Sound |
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86 | (20) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (6) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (3) |
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Teaching Children about Light, Lenses, and Color |
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106 | (23) |
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106 | (5) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (7) |
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122 | (4) |
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126 | (3) |
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Teaching Children about Air and Air Pressure |
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129 | (14) |
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Air Is a Real Substance and Occupies Space |
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129 | (4) |
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133 | (5) |
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Air Expands and Contracts |
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138 | (5) |
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Teaching Children about Weather and Climate |
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143 | (17) |
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What Is Weather? What Is Climate? |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (6) |
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150 | (6) |
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156 | (4) |
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Teaching Children about Flight Through the Air |
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160 | (11) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (1) |
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How Airplanes Are Controlled |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (3) |
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Teaching Children about Space Science |
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171 | (15) |
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From Firecrackers to Spaceflight |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (6) |
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Trajectories, Orbits, and Reentry |
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181 | (3) |
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184 | (2) |
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Teaching Children about the Sun, Moon, and Stars |
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186 | (13) |
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Concepts of Number, Size, and Distance |
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186 | (6) |
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192 | (7) |
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Teaching Children about the Earth (Geology) |
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199 | (16) |
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The Structure of the Earth |
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199 | (1) |
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Surface Features of the Earth |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (4) |
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206 | (4) |
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210 | (5) |
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Teaching Children about the Oceans |
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215 | (14) |
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215 | (4) |
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The Motions of the Oceans |
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219 | (7) |
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226 | (3) |
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Teaching Children about Plants and Fungi |
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229 | (14) |
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229 | (5) |
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Seedless Reproduction of Plants |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (4) |
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239 | (4) |
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Teaching Children about Animals |
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243 | (14) |
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243 | (7) |
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250 | (3) |
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253 | (3) |
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Insect Cages and Collections |
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256 | (1) |
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Teaching Children about Nutrition and Health |
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257 | (19) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (14) |
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Teaching Children about Fitness: The Heart, Lungs, and Muscles |
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276 | (18) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (3) |
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The Heart and Circulatory System |
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279 | (4) |
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283 | (3) |
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286 | (3) |
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Effect of Tobacco on the Body |
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289 | (5) |
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Teaching Children about Energy, Environment, and Pollution |
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294 | (23) |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (3) |
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Energy Use in the United States |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (3) |
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304 | (6) |
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310 | (7) |
| Glossary |
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317 | (10) |
| Index |
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