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Series Overview.(teaching sciences)(Brief Article)

Science Matters: Rain Forest, Moon, Rocks, and Machines, a Weekly Reader publication

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When science is an important part of the curriculum, children are likely to become science-oriented, curious about the world in which they live, and fascinated by the new technologies all around them. Students develop the skills of scientific inquiry when encouraged to ask questions, observe phenomena, perform simple experiments, prove or revise hypotheses, and continually develop new questions in meaningful situations.

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