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Science Teaching Series

• The Sourcebook for Teaching Science
• Hands-On Physics Activities
• Hands-On Chemistry Activities

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I. Developing Scientific Literacy

• 1 - Building a Scientific Vocabulary
• 2 - Developing Science Reading Skills
• 3 - Developing Science Writing Skills
• 4 - Science, Technology & Society

II. Developing Scientific Reasoning

• 5 - Employing Scientific Methods
• 6 - Developing Scientific Reasoning
• 7 - Thinking Critically & Misconceptions

III. Developing Scientific Understanding

• 8 - Organizing Science Information
• 9 - Graphic Oganizers for Science
• 10 - Learning Science with Analogies
• 11 - Improving Memory in Science
• 12 - Structure and Function in Science
• 13 - Games for Learning Science

IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving

• 14 - Science Word Problems
• 15 - Geometric Principles in Science
• 16 - Visualizing Problems in Science
• 17 - Dimensional Analysis
• 18 - Stoichiometry

V. Developing Scientific Research Skills

• 19 - Scientific Databases
• 20 - Graphing & Data Analysis
• 21 - Mapping & Visualizing Data
• 22 - Science Inquiry & Research
• 23 - Science Projects & Fairs

VI. Resources for Teaching Science

• 24 - Science Curriculum & Instruction
• 25 - Planning Science Instruction
• 26 - The Science Laboratory
• 27 - Science Reference Information

Siphons - Introductory Activity for Hypothesis Generation

Reading

• The Sourcebook for Teaching Science 5.4.2
• Hands -On Physics 4.3.1
  

Applications to everyday life

• "Black-box science" (Sourcebook for Teaching Science 5.4.2)
• Diagram of siphon (Hands-on Physics 4.3.1)
• Sink traps
• Water supplies for homes
• Muholland's Owens' River Aqueduct | tube | Map | California aqueducts
• Siphons in agriculture for irrigation
• Siphons in ancient Roman aqueducts | Diagram

Some public domain images courtesy of Wikimedia

 

• Norman Herr, Ph.D.
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