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Favorite Demonstration: A Fruity Biochemistry Demonstration
Inquiry, high-order thinking, reasoning skills, and critical thinking are buzzwords for the outcomes for which college science instructors strive. They can all be succinctly summarized as "get students thinking about what they are learning." Classr...
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Society for College Science Teachers: Grade Inflation -- Is Ranking Students the Answer?
In recent years, several solutions have been proposed at various institutions nationwide to curb the phenomena of "grade inflation". Solutions include limiting the number of A's awarded, converting to a +/- system, publishing the class GPA next to e...
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The Case Study: The Pima Experience -- Three Easy Pieces
The Academic Director of a University Honors Program in Buffalo, NY finds himself at Pima Community College, one of the nation's premier minority/majority systems. While working on an NSF grant, it was proposed that his group travel the country, dis...
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Spice up your science curriculum by partnering with a local university to bring talent and resources into your classroom-- it's not as daunting as you think! This article raises awareness of GK-12 programs by sharing experiences from SPICE (Science P...
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Editor's Note (April/May 2005)
No matter how the seasons come and go in your part of the country, there is science to be explored. In this section the editor discusses moving beyond the beauty of spring and presents a new way to think about plants--as tools for inquiry....
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Tech Trek: How reliable is the temperature forecast?
The internet has become as commonplace as a daily newspaper, and is a primary source of news for middle school students. Access to up-to-the minute weather forecasts is something most students take for granted. However, like most of us, middle school...
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Science 101: What causes tsunamis?
The word "tsunami" brings to mind one towering wave but actually refers to a series of waves, most often caused by an undersea earthquake. This article debunks some of the myths about tsunamis and gives a historic and scientific view of this natural...
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Tried and true: It's all done with mirrors
Reflect the magic of science using the following activities to spur an interest in the study of light and its associated properties with the use of mirrors--these activities are designed to startle the senses! With a little time, students usually ca...
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Ask the Experts -- April/May 2005
In this month's Ask the Experts column, the following questions are addressed: "Why does metal feel cold? And why are metals shiny?" and "Why does the United States use different electrical standards compared to Europe (120 V at 60 Hz versus 240 V at...
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Learn about the partnership formed between students from Purdue University’s, "Engineering Projects In Community Service" (EPICS) and students at Happy Hollow School in Indiana, and how the engineering projects that were undertaken captured studen...
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Commentary: The Value of Science Research Projects
In this month's Commentary, the value of science research projects is emphasized. The authors of this article have found that conservatively such projects could potentially have a positive impact on curricular requirements, regardless of the percepti...
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High school physics students from Littleton, New Hampshire, conducted experiments in an effort to use alternative energy to power a sidewalk heating system by participating in a program that provides grants to high schools to invent something that ad...
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Resources like university science camps, 4-H, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America can help motivate curious students with experiences related to community concerns and interests, while also exposing students to potential career ideas. This articl...