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Science Sampler: Assessment for All
There are many ways of assessing students and the work they do, and many ways of getting them ready for those assessments. Special needs students provide an extra challenge to educators because they have difficulty communicating what they know. This ...
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The experts address the following questions in this month’s column: If the scientific exploration of chemistry is still evolving, are there new elements still left to be discovered? If a new element were discovered, how would it fit onto the curren...
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The Science Management Observation Protocol
Teachers often lack the procedural knowledge needed to manage a classroom where collaboration and scientific inquiry are emphasized. To combat this problem, a great deal of educational research has been devoted to the goal of identifying what makes a...
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Idea Bank: Getting a Crack out of Ice
Why does an ice cube make a cracking sound when it is dropped in a glass of water? How can we make a louder cracking sound? Does the loudness depend on the temperature of the water? Can the cracking sound be eliminated? Does the shape of the ice cube...
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Landscape Architect Brandon DeRosa
From planning the layout of a zoo to recreating wetlands impacted by a development project, landscape architects use a blend of science and art to design outdoor spaces. As a consultant for the restoration of natural sites, Brandon DeRosa strives to ...
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Inquiry labs in the science classroom help students make connections and discover scientific relationships for themselves. This article describes an inquiry-based laboratory in which students explore the properties of a pendulum. This activity illust...
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Inquiry in the Chemistry Classroom
A recent survey of high school chemistry teachers indicated that many teachers are not using inquiry labs in their classrooms. One reason is that although teachers understand the theory of inquiry, they lack practical experience developing and conduc...