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Scope on Safety: Taking the "demon" out of demonstrations

When accidents occur, the administration usually responds by imposing a moratorium on demonstrations and lab activities. Imagine if authorities reacted in a similar manner in the real world. Airplanes would no longer fly and cars would no longer be d...

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Editor's Corner: Reaching for the Stars

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on NASA's space explorations....

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Ask the Experts

The answers to these questions are provided by the experts. How safe is it to use radioactive materials in student labs? How are sound and pressure related? ...

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Editor's Note (March 2003)

This is the “special, special” issue to which so many of us look forward every year. Indeed, you will find the lists of Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K–12 and Libros de Ciencias en Español in this March issue. Books will always b...

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Targeting Future Teachers

Science in Perspective, a third-semester, speaking-intensive course for nonscience majors and future teachers, builds on participants’ prior science background to help them more fully understand and apply scientific concepts. This article describes...

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Editor’s Roundtable: Woods full of wisdom

We should all strive to use the study of trees to elevate students’ feelings and attitudes and to create a sense of wonder, appreciation, and personal attachment. Two great American writers, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, exemplify th...

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Learning Online

To improve large lecture courses, the authors designed a hybrid instructional format that couples online homework with in-class, active learning exercises. They assessed student perceptions of a pilot version this hybrid class, and most students felt...

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Idea Bank: Observing Sunspots

This activity introduces students to daylight astronomy and can be done right in a classroom with windows and direct exposure to the Sun. Tips for making observations of the Sun safely are included....

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Science Sampler: Hire a scientist

Hire a scientist is an activity that asks students to review the qualifications of a scientist who has applied for a job at a research facility. During this review, students learn about the scientist’s job skills, education, and work experience by ...

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After the Bell: Teaching observation—Gathering baseline data

The use of observation to gather baseline data to identify cycles or changes in the environment can provide long-term, meaningful learning activities. Changes in the environment provide students with the opportunity to obtain data to answer inquiry-b...