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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12 (Books published in 2001)
The books that appear in this annotated bibliography were selected as outstanding science trade books published in 2001. They are intended primarily for kindergarten through twelfth grade. They were selected by members of a book review panel appointe...
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This article describes a novel approach to evaluating students in a seminar-style science course. The approach involves students in the design of the assessment instrument and a defense of their own performance using the instrument, taking student pe...
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Studying the brain and neurological disorders can enhance understanding, awareness, and tolerance in the classroom. Many popular movies that feature characters dealing with nuerological conditions like Alzheimer's disease, amnesia, brain injury, or m...
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The Case Study: Science, Law, and the Pursuit of Knowledge
Science and law are institutions for developing, testing, justifying, and authorizing belief, yet are often viewed as two different ways of knowing. Although science and law both claim to be based on “facts,” their facts are disclosed in differen...
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Creative Concept Mapping: A potato stamp encourages a positive attitude toward concept mapping
Concept mapping creates a “map” of students’ understanding of an idea or event and helps them understand concepts and their relationship with other ideas. This activity challenges students to create and design a concept map with potato stamps, ...
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A current events journal keeps students involved with the latest scientific news and helps develop their writing and analytical skills. Every week, students select a science article, summarize the article in their journals, and define new vocabulary....
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Current science can be made more relevant to students with teacher-guided discussions of science articles students have clipped from newspapers and magazines. This activity encourages active involvement with the material as students discover topics a...
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Cartoon and Bumper Sticker Science
Humor is one of the most profound and subtle tools used in influencing people’s attitudes. It is also an efficient and pleasant way to communicate information. Humor can be found in every type of media, including movies, plays, books, photographs, ...
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In this age of tabloid news and easy Internet access, students must be savvy information consumers. They need to be aware that not all the reports they see may be accurate or factual. It is, therefore, essential that students learn ways of analyzing ...
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The preservice years are critical in professional teacher development. While a survey reveals that many preservice teachers are insecure about their abilities to teach science, they do view science as an important part of elementary education....
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Malformed anurans (frogs and toads) are excellent bio-indicators—living organisms sensitive to environmental changes that are used to judge the quality of a certain habitat. Students investigate these phenomena online and start to understand the im...
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Science Fiction and Science Education
Using science fiction films in the classroom can expose students to a wide variety of science topics. The films are particularly good for identifying student misconceptions, many of which are a product of these very films. A sample lesson using the m...
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Names and Claims: Is it Science or Spin?
Students learn to be critical consumers of the media by analyzing “scientific” claims made by advertisers in commercials and print ads. After discussing advertising techniques and the concept of bias, students research consumer products and desig...