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 Playlist: Smithsonian Science Education Center

Introducing: Good Thinking!
The Smithsonian Science Education Center presents: Good Thinking! a new...
Good Thinking! — Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root
Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root — explores the ways...
Good Thinking! — Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style
Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style — explains how education...
Good Thinking! — Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions
Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions — reveals common pitfalls in...
Good Thinking! — Fired Up About Energy
Fired Up About Energy – explores common student misconceptions...
Good Thinking! — Falling 101
Falling 101 – investigates why and how things fall, and explores...
Good Thinking! — Make it Rain!
Make it Rain! – explores student misconceptions about phase changes,...
Good Thinking! — Attack the Knack
Attack the Knack — investigates student motivation in science, and...
Good Thinking! — Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light
Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light — explores student...
Good Thinking! — Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained
Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained — explains that the popular...
Good Thinking! — Science: A Work in Progress
Science: A Work in Progress - shows how science isn’t produced...
Good Thinking! — What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?
What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms? — investigates the...

Introducing: Good Thinking!

The Smithsonian Science Education Center presents: Good Thinking! a new original series and professional development resource for science educators.

Join dedicated science teacher Isabella Reyes as she explores the inner ...

 

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