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Flexible Professional Development

Among the major challenges for teachers is finding time to translate what they learned during professional development programs into materials they can use in the classrooms. To address this and other concerns, the authors designed a middle-school te...

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Science Enrichment for African-American Students

The author administered a survey to African-American students enrolled in elective science classes in four public high schools in a Middle Atlantic state during the 1998-1999 school year. These students were surveyed because according to research lit...

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In Search of Synergy

At Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, New York, a pilot program was designed to incorporate and test the efficacy of integrating Peer-Led Team Learning and the Case Study Method of teaching into three different curricular areas. Program d...

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Career of the Month: Roller Coaster Designer

Thrill rides, scream machines, loop-de-loops, colossal peaks, and heart-stopping drops—roller coasters may seem to defy all laws of physics, but don’t let that sense of danger fool you. A coaster has potential energy as it is pulled to the top of...

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Idea Bank: <em>In</em>disposable Diapers

To enhance and develop technical, science process, and critical thinking skills, the following activity provides students with the opportunity to determine the water-holding capacity of disposable diapers. In addition, they are encouraged to be scien...

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Collaboratively Examining Student Work

How do we get our students to meet science standards? What is impossible working alone is made possible by collaborating with colleagues. Through the Schools Around the World (SAW) program, teachers have the opportunity to meet both in-person and onl...

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Digging Up a Crime

Forensics can serve as the perfect vehicle for science exploration and learning. As part of a professional development workshop, teachers participated in a simulated archeological dig in which they had to make observations about the site, plan an exc...

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Favorite Demonstration: An Illuminating Catalysis Demonstration

The catalase demonstration presented here is a variation of a traditional experiment that is normally run to demonstrate enzyme activity in basic undergraduate biology classes. It is one of the easiest laboratory activities to demonstrate organic cat...

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Idea Bank: Mixing Proverbs and Chemistry

Learning symbols for elements is a chore few students enjoy. Even though many students become confused along the way, this knowledge is essential in the study of chemistry. To help students with this learning process, elements and their symbols can b...

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Science Sampler: Bushwhacking for Bones

An Earthwatch Institute Moose and Wolves Expedition to Isle Royale in Lake Superior was an excellent professional development opportunity in which the author built camaraderie with fellow teachers and created a predator-prey curriculum unit based on ...

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The Case Study: The Case of the Dividing Cell—Mitosis and Meiosis in the Cellular Court

The Honorable Judge Cellular is presiding over the case of the State v. Egg Cell Number 6624223. As the prosecuting attorney calls each witness to the stand and the courtroom drama unfolds, students learn about the stages of mitosis and meiosis and t...