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Quantoons

Do you crave both physics problems and captivating illustrations? If your answer is "yes", look no further! Quantoons combines challenging problems and provocative quotes with intricate drawings that mix Isaac Newton and Marie Antoinette with Romeo, ...

By Larry D. Kirkpatrick, Arthur Eisenkraft

High School Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Science Sampler: Using the Pokemon alphabet to teach classification and phylogeny

Did you ever think you'd see the day when Pokemon would make an appearance in the classroom, and actually be allowed to stay? The activity described here teaches classification, phylogeny, and dichotomy using a set of pseudozoids (false animals), th...

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Science Shorts: On Observation

Observation is a foundational process skill that is part of any curriculum. Each of the other science process skills requires that students first make a set of observations. This articles offers information on building key concepts for students wit...

Journal Article

Issue in-depth: Inside alternatively powered vehicles: The problems and the possibilities

Like all things natural or human-made, all modes of transportation, from horses to spacecraft are governed by the Principle of conservation of matter, the First law of thermodynamics, and the Second law of thermodynamics. The activities described in ...

Journal Article

Strategies for ELL Success

This article describes adaptations of the learning cycle that are appropriate for English Language Learners (ELL). It discusses ideas for teaching content and inquiry to ELL, while simultaneously helping children develop English language skills....

Journal Article

Idea Bank: The Egg Racer

Teachers are familiar with dozens of high school physics activities involving eggs. In this egg-related activity, students design and construct “Egg Racers” to learn problem-solving, physics, and engineering skills. Students will have fun with th...

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If You Build it, They Will Learn: 17 Devices for Demonstrating Physical Science (e-book Set)

If You Build It, They Will Learn is the perfect do-it-yourself guide for physics teachers who want custom-made demonstration projects to use in their classrooms. Devices like Galileo’s Track, Coupled Pendulum, and Gum-Wrapper Thermostat will help y...

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Exemplary Science in Grades PreK-4: Standards-Based Success Stories (e-Book)

Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actually taken hold in elementary school? “Yes!,” reports Robert Yager, editor of Exemplary Science i...

eBook

Handbook of College Science Teaching (e-book)

Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and research with the authoritative Handbook of College Science Teaching. The Handbook offers models of tea...

Journal Article

Setting the Stage for Good Group Dynamics in Semester-Long Projects in the Sciences

Many studies show students benefit from working cooperatively. Rarely published in STEM literature are guidelines to help educators effectively incorporate research teams in the classroom. We explain how to create a positive learning experience by ex...

Journal Article

Making Field Trips Work

A school field trip tries to bring the structure and order of a formal classroom setting into an unstructured place where visitors (learners) typically choose what they want to do. In order to address this conflict, several strategies exist to help t...

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Ask the Experts -- January 2006

Have you ever wondered why lead is considered to be a cancerous metal? One of our "Ask the Experts" readers was also curious about this subject and posed this question to our Experts: "They say lead is a very cancerous metal. How come? Other metals a...

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Every Day Science Calendar: January 2006

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...

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Use of a Consumer-Grade Digital Camera to Archive Written Exams

The use of a photocopier to archive exams consumes photocopier resources and generates a large amount of waste. As an alternative, one instructor uses a consumer-grade digital camera to document exams in an upper-division biology course. The approach...