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Editor's Corner: Science in a Safe Learning Environment
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on inquiry-based learning in the science classroom and the importance of establishing strict safety guidelines....
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Commentary: You Plan for Professional Development
An opinion piece about The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its strong emphasis on professional development for teachers. This article highlights how the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has been thinking about professional developmen...
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By working with a common and familar item such as a strand of holiday lights, students learned how different types of wiring affect uses and outcomes. This simple and enjoyable activity helped students understand exactly how parallel and series circu...
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Scope on the Skies: Orbits and distances
In this article, learn how astronomers determine a planet's orbit and its distance from its sun....
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Favorite Demonstration: Differential Weathering
In this inquiry-based demonstration, the consumption of a Baby Ruth candy bar is used to nurture students’ interest in chemical and physical weathering. In addition, two other concepts can be illustrated: the difference between weathering and erosi...
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Adults and children of all ages and cultures have either seen a kite or have flown one. Why not use this common pastime to teach some of the simple laws of aerodynamics? Making kites and then flying them can motivate children—especially urban child...
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Surveying Science Safety: NSTA analyzes safety in the classroom
Results of a yearlong safety project prompted the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to conduct a web-based study of its membership examining the potential need for a national safety indexing system with respect to science safety. The findi...
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Idea Bank: Shedding Light on White
The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank, a simple demonstration shows students the concept of mixing colored light to create white light....