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Exploration Science: A case history from Earth orbit
The intent of this case history is to encourage science fair organizers to permit students to submit observational science projects, not just experimental ones. The author shares a condensed example of his own research to illustrate the interplay of ...
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This article describes an activity in which upper elementary students created “stream profiles” of an imaginary aquatic environment using science, mathematics, and simple materials. After the simulation, they applied what they learned during a fi...
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The Influence of Research-Based High School Science Programs on Undergraduate Students
A survey of past participants in the Grants-In-Aid (GIA) program and the NJAS science fair indicated that 73.5 percent pursued an undergraduate major related to the subject of NJAS research, and early experiences with scientific proposal writing and ...
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Excavating Cratering: Bringing a NASA mission into Earth science classrooms
The author brings NASA research on excavating a crater into the science classroom in the form of an inquiry investigation. Students begin to see that science, even NASA mission-size science, is something they can do. Lesson plans, student examples, a...
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Awardees from the 2002 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program relate the stories behind their inventions. The article also lists the 2002 regional awardees including, the name of the invention; the inventor; the inventor’s school and its loc...
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The Case Study: The Multiple-Case Method
The goal of multiple-case method teaching is to bring students closer to real work settings or, more specifically, to situations in which they are supposed to act professionally. Thus, its aim is similar to training in competitive sports; afford stud...
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Case It! is a project to enhance case-based learning in university biology courses worldwide through the use of molecular biology computer simulations and Internet conferencing. In class testing, university students who volunteered to participate in ...
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New teachers often are given the most preparations, classroom moves, and demanding students. In addition, new teachers are sometimes added to the roster at the last minute and never have a chance to tour the school and connect with colleagues. Bewild...
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Svithjod, Stories, and Songs: Rewriting Earth Science in Creative Ways
Explore Earth science concepts through the language arts. In this article, creative writing and observation exercises help students to improve their writing skills, increase their understanding of Earth science, and heighten their awareness of geolog...
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This dilemma case is based on the true story of Jack and Lisa Nash, whose daughter, Molly, was born with a rare genetic disorder. By having another child with specific genetic markers, the Nashes’ hoped to cure Molly using stem cells from the new b...
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Science Sampler: Science signature game
This getting-to-know-you activity is a great way to start off the school year and introduce students to the science topics they will encounter. The teacher hands out a game card containing statements like, "I like fossils and dinosaurs." The object i...
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To what extent can Earth’s natural resources support the growing human population? Mathis Wackernagel and colleagues developed the concept of the “ecological footprint” to quantify the amount of land area required to sustain the lifestyle of a ...
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One way to improve teacher retention is to adequately prepare preservice teachers while they are enrolled in professional teacher education programs at colleges and universities. In a model developed at Towson University, preservice science teachers ...
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Editor's Corner: Create a Sense of Belonging
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the mentoring of new teachers....
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Something’s Fishy in Paxton Lake
In this case study exploring the mechanisms of speciation, students work in groups to design a series of experiments to determine whether two populations of sticklebacks in Paxton Lake in British Columbia represent separate species. Students consider...