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Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-Based Success Stories (e-book)

In this collection of 15 essays, educators describe successful programs they’ve developed to fulfill the National Science Education Standards’ vision for the reform of teaching, assessment, professional development, and content at the high school...

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Exploring Ecology: 49 Ready-to-Use Activities for Grades 4-8 (e-Book)

Get out of the classroom and into the field, where students can get up close and personal with the environment. Exploring Ecology gets you ready and then tells you what to do when you get there. It’s a collection of hands-on, inquiry-based activiti...

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: An Institute for Inquiry

The programs at the Institute of Math, Science, and Technology Education at Texas Christian University at Fort Worth, Texas, provide an array of professional development programs and workshops to benefit area teachers and improve mathematics, science...

Journal Article

The Alchemy of Art

Who says that art and science don't mix? Art provides students a way to visually represent their scientific knowledge and at the same time helps teachers assess student understanding. The author, a high school chemistry teacher, includes at least one...

Journal Article

Guest Editorial: Where Are We Now?

Results from the recently released 2003 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), two major international studies of achievement in science and mathematics, provide insights and an op...

Journal Article

Ice Versus Rock

Through a snow bank exploration activity students inquire about ice cave formations. Their icicle observations lead them to a discussion of stalactite formations. By incorporating the scientific process students were able to compare the two process...

Journal Article

After the bell: Mapping your way to geographic awareness: Part II

Students experience, through simulation, the skills that are required of a cartographer in this activity that integrates literature, history, and science. Students will discover how the technique of mapmaking has evolved over time and how the style o...

Journal Article

Linking Classroom Instruction and Assessment to Standardized Testing

Is it possible to "teach to the test" and still include inquiry-based science in your classroom? Yes! By using the model presented in this article that shows how inquiry-based instruction and creative classroom assessment can be used to teach concept...

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Career of the Month: An Interview with Art Conservation Scientist, M. Susan Barger

This month's Careers in Science column focuses on art conservation science. This fascinating career combines science, art techniques, and materials history. Introduce your students to M. Susan Barger by sharing this information with them, and as a re...

Journal Article

Editor's Roundtable: Where are we now? (January 2005)

Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), two major international studies of achievement in science and mathematics, provide insights and an opportunity to increase students' science ...

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Popping the Kernel: Modeling the States of Matter

Constructing models can help students understand the particulate nature of matter. This article discusses how to use popcorn to engage students in model building and to teach them about the nature of matter. ...