Describes an activity in which students assume the roles of scientists living in the year 2,001,997 and make their own fossil record discoveries of animals that have undergone evolutionary changes since 1997. Students choose the animals as well as create the adaptations that have taken place. Includes a sample scoring rubric. (DKM)

Defines inquiry and inquiry-based instruction. Indicates the importance of inquiry in science education. (YDS)

Describes a lesson plan on the movement of water in a water cycle. Presents a water cycle table that includes explanations. (YDS)

Introduces a PBS science television series called "Dragonfly" which presents students' own experiments and investigations. Describes the content of the TV program including examples of investigating waterslides, rediscovering rivers, and ocean explorations. Includes suggestions on how to use DragonflyTV in classrooms. (YDS)

Recommends strategies to engage students in science tasks including match games, scavenger hunts, and science songs. Uses an interdisciplinary approach in the science activities. (YDS)

Takes a closer look at Super Science Saturday, held by the Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children/University of Hawaii at Hilo. These children are known to Hawaiians as Na Pua No'eau, which refers to Hawaii's children as "flowers blossoming toward self-discovery." (ZWH)