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STC PROGRAM Update
Spring 2006
 With
this issue, STC Update is getting a slight name change.
Welcome to STC PROGRAM Update, a quarterly newsletter that
provides helpful information about the Science and Technology
Curriculum PROGRAM™.
If you’re a long-time
newsletter reader, don’t worry—the new name doesn’t mean the curriculum has
changed. The STC PROGRAM™ includes the same inquiry-based science units
teachers have relied on for more than a decade—the 24 original Science and
Technology for Children® (STC®) units developed for grades K–6, and the 8
Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools™ (STC/MS™) units for
grades 6–8.
Nor does the name change
affect the content of this newsletter. STC PROGRAM Update will still
spotlight users of the STC PROGRAM™, answer questions, provide ideas and
tips, announce product changes, and more. Contact me with your questions,
suggestions, and ideas.
Look for the next STC
PROGRAM Update the second week in May.
Thanks,
Cindy Dillon
In this issue
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Featured article: "Parts Is Parts"? |
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Materials tip: Using the Properties of Matter
Digital Balance |
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What's
new |
 Featured
article
"Parts
Is Parts"?
The phrase “parts is parts” was used years ago in a
food company’s popular advertising campaign. What on earth
does this slogan have to do with STC PROGRAM™ units?
Read
more
Materials tip
Using the Properties of Matter Digital Balance
Carolina’s electronic balances are sturdily constructed, but
like any electronic device they should be handled
appropriately at all times by students
Tips
for keeping the balances working properly
What's new
Properties of Matter
component change
Occasionally an STC® or STC/MS™ kit component will
change—a vendor discontinues the product or Carolina finds a
similar item that’s better designed or less expensive but
still high quality. Recently the STC/MS™ unit Properties
of Matter had 2 component changes, plus the unit
developer came up with alternatives for using potassium
permanganate.
Description
of Properties of Matter changes
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