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Society for College Science Teachers: Should We Allow Disclaimers in Textbooks? Maybe the Right Ones.

Many scientists are concerned about efforts to place disclaimers in textooks concerning the controversial nature of certain theories. The issues raised in such disclaimers are that a particular explanation for a set of observations may not be correc...

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Brewing Science: Using Beer and the Brewing Process to Stimulate Interest in Science and the Science Laboratory

Following the brewing process from grain to glass, this course uses the biological and chemical principles of brewing to teach science to the nonscience major. Discussion of the scientific aspects of malting, mashing, fermentation, and the making of...

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Lighten up your Lesson: Matter, optics, and bubbles

Your students will burst with excitement as they study soap bubbles to understand the phases of matter and the reflection of light. The study of soap bubbles addresses the national Science Education Standards for grades 5-8 related to the properties ...

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Science Sampler: Girls, robots, and science education

Diversity in most environments is critical to success. Science instruction with the implementation of robotics could provide girls with the needed impetus to consider fields in engineering and computer science, which are traditionally dominated by ma...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (2005)

The annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for K-12 students was selected by a committee of National Science Teacher Association members. This comprehensive list of selected books were all published in 2005....

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Moving Research Into the Classroom: Successful Adaptations at a Service Academy

To promote research exposure for biology students, a team developed a successful classroom-based research program in two elective courses. Students work in small groups mentored by faculty and allotted class time to conduct highly focused research p...

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Is There Room for Reflection in a Science Course for Nonscience Majors? A New Way to Look at Assessment

The Diagnostic Learning Log (Angelo and Cross 1993) is a focused journal entry where students indicate what they have learned from a particular unit, pose those questions, indicate aspects of classroom practice they found helpful, and provide suggest...

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Favorite Demonstration: Demonstrating Translation With a Student-Centered Activity

The process of protein synthesis translation is difficult for many students to understand. The reasons for this include the fact that it is difficult to visualize the process since the components involved in the process are not observable. Also, th...

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Fat Finders

Everyday the media bombards us with concern over childhood obesity. More American children than ever before are developing health problems related to their eating habits and lack of exercise. The classroom is the perfect place to deal with this natio...

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Attitudes in Education

More than half of all students with learning disabilities (LD) receive science instruction in regular education classes. Because LD student numbers are increasing, the ability of classroom teachers to accommodate these students is being challenged. T...