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  • Article cover for Batter Up! Features an image of children playing baseball and a mechanical engineer holding up two bats and 3 baseballs.
    In “Batter Up,” learn about how engineers designed a test to determine baseball bat breakage rates for different types of…
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    Batter Up: Investigating What Type of Wood Makes the Best Baseball Bat

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    In this research study, scientists try to understand the impact of termites on forest wood decomposition in the Southern United…
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    Chew on This! Measuring the Impact of Termites on Forest Wood

  • PDF Preview of the Glossary Challenge for Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
    At the end of the “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” article, there is a glossary of terms that were…
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    Glossary Challenge – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

  • PDF preview of 'Where There's Smoke' my word challenge.
    Try this vocabulary word challenge. Fill out the provided graphic organizer answering questions about a glossary term.
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    My Word! Challenge – Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

  • PDF Preview of "On the Fence" article
    The scientists in this study are conducting research on what barriers best protect quaking aspen from browsing ungulates. This contemporary…
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    On the Fence: Which Barriers Protect Quaking Aspen From Ungulates?

  • PDF preview of SPLAT article
    Mountain pine beetles are a natural part of the environment in forests of the Western United States. However, because of…
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    SPLAT! Protecting Pine Trees in the Western United States from Beetle Attack

  • PDF preview of "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" article
    To ensure that big-leaf mahogany harvesting is sustainable, scientists and land managers must know the conditions in which mahogany grows.…
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    Standing On the Shoulders of Giants: How Well Do Big-Leaf Mahogany Trees Grow in Different Conditions?

  • PDF Preview of the Synonym and Antonym Challenge for Chew on This
    For each pair of words, identify whether the pair are antonyms or synonyms by writing an “A” or “S” beside…
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    Synonym and Antonym Challenge – Chew on This!

  • PDF preview of "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" article
    In this article, scientists explore if and how climate and weather are connected to very large wildland fires to help…
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    Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Is Climate Connected to Very Large Wildland Fires?

  • Cover of the 'Batter Up' monograph. The background image is a close up of a baseball glove and the inset image is a circular photo of a baseball player.
    Put your feet up in the dugout and flip through “Batter Up!,” the final edition in the Time Warp Series.…
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    Batter Up! (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 17

  • Front cover of the "Full Throttle Model" monograph featuring a central image of two people in waders taking samples in a stream and a background photo of a manufacturing plant on a riverbank.
    Scientists can use models to simulate and predict the effects of an action. In this research in the Great Lakes…
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    Full Throttle Model (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 16

  • The cover for 'On the Fence' monograph. The main image is a field with cattle grazing on tall grass and in there is a mountain in the background. At the center of the image is a circle with a photo of a buffalo.
    The 6th monograph of the Time Warp series examines research on what barriers best protect quaking aspen from browsing ungulates.…
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    On The Fence (Time Warp Monograph Series) – Vol. 1 No. 15