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Scope on the Skies: The skies this summer
Summer 2003 celestial events included a last look at Jupiter as an evening planet, a close view of Mars, and the Perseid meteor shower. In addition, three spacecraft were launched, which provided many opportunities to stay invovled with space and ast...
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Editor's Corner: Dismiss the Niche
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....
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Science Sampler: Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope Project
The Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) project involved thousands of student scientists across the nation in the collection and analysis of astronomical data using a 34-meter radio telescope. These students contributed to the work of the ...
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Marigolds for Montana: Students study the effect of marigolds on nematode management
Students join with university scientists on a yearlong agriculturally based research project to study the effect of marigolds on nematode management. ...
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Teaching Science as Inquiry by Scaffolding Student Thinking
In construction, “scaffolding” means a temporary framework used to support workers and materials during construction. The analogy is consistent with contemporary analogies for learning that describe scaffolding as a construction of knowledge by ...
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Scope on Safety: Space—The final frontier!
These are the voyages of laboratory science safety! The issue of science laboratory space and class size has been on a long safety trek. For example, the National Science Education Standards and subsequent science frameworks at the state level have e...
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A Real Fish Story: Students raise salmon and ecological awareness
Students work to restore the salmon population in a local tributary. The project, partially funded by a TAPESTRY grant, and with the involvement of the local community, was successful. The salmon began to return in large numbers....
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E-Portfolios: Documenting Student Progress
Electronic portfolios, digital collections of student work—are flexible, motivating, and extremely useful teacher tools that can address a range of needs from student assessment and professional development to creating connections between teachers,...
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Backyard Ecology: High school students participate in urban ecological research
Urban ecological research through a university shows students that neighborhoods are dynamic ecosystems they can directly affect. In this independent research project, high school students conduct bird surveys and present a poster of the results. Thi...
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Clear Creek Then and Now: An historical watershed analysis
Students worked collaboratively with a local council to conduct a watershed analysis of Clear Creek, a tributary to the Clackamas River in Oregon....
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The Home Zone: Research Rolypolies
April is a good time to go outdoors and examine living things. Pill bugs are good to study because they are easy to find and care for and do not bite. You might know these organisms by one of their nicknames—potato bugs, wood lice, and rolypolies. ...
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Scope on the Skies: Setting the Scale Straight
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue the modeling exploration gives students a more accurate view of the size ratios in our universe....
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Science Sampler: A student-constructed product
In this activity, students participate in research assignments about a region of the Earth. The students can choose or be assigned a region to research, which will be presented to the class upon completion. ...
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. In this month’s issue the author features ways to introduce cells to students that will grab their attention and bring this intangible topic to life....
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Scope on Safety: Building safety into student models and projects
This column shares safety information for your classroom. In this month’s issue the author discusses the basic safety guidelines for students engaging in model building and other hands-on projects....