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Learning Through Sharing

This paper describes how to use collaborative groups as a teaching strategy in a 200-student introductory astronomy class for nonscience majors. The authors present a brief rationale for this approach and then describe the implementation details and ...

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Putting Public Television to Work for You

Public television programs such as ZOOM, A Science Odyssey, and NOVA can be a great way to enhance the science curriculum. Suggestions for using these programs in the classroom and accessing supplemental materials, teacher's guides, and websites are ...

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Teaching the New Taxonomy: Getting up to speed on recent developments in taxonomy

Not only is today's taxonomy very different than we learned in school, but it is also different than the system in most textbooks. These exercises are a good way to encourage students to think about the basic assumption of modern taxonomy—that char...

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The Science Behind a NASA Poster

Teachers can take advantage of free space-education materials from NASA. Posters provide information about NASA, space science, and careers in science, as well as lessons plans and activities. Ordering information is provided along with links to webs...

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Aligning to State Standards: A look at one school district's journey to form a cohesive science curriculum

Teachers in this school district soon realized they were on different paths in science literacy and one district had no science standards. This article describes their journey to identify science standards and ultimately develop a cohesive, well-thou...

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Research and Teaching: Technophobia and Teaching Technology Rich Freshman Science Courses

Qualitative research methods were used to document the experiences of six technophobic students as they progressed through a technology-rich anatomy and physiology course. Data collected were analyzed and condensed into common themes. Simple recommen...

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Chemical Poker

In this innovative method of testing in general and organic chemistry, students receive prepared, randomized cards with a portion of a question on them. The students must then use the cards to complete and answer specific test questions. This techniq...

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Lights, Camera, and the Action of Science

In this day and age, students spend much of their time glued to their television sets. This is understandable as many of today’s programs are action packed and narrative in nature, and thus attractive to students. When not at home, money is spent a...

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Star Trek Physics

The authors suggest several ways to catch and hold student interest in physics. One excellent method is to use the television series Star Trek to extend the science curriculum. The beauty of this program is that the writers based their creations on k...

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Snow Globe Science: Students learn solution chemistry through an open-ended lab investigation

Allowing students to experiment to make a product such as a snow globe encourages the development of problem-solving skills, and students learn the concepts behind solution chemistry by determining the best combination of materials for the snow globe...

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Commentary: Our Apartheid—The Imperative of Multiculturalism in Science Education

An opinion piece about the lack of diversity in science. Courses, curricula, and classrooms must be more accessible and more friendly to include "science for all."...

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Beyond the Textbook

Are your science textbooks still including the prototype for the space shuttle, Enterprise? If so, follow the authors’ favorite ways of incorporating different media into the classroom provided in this article. Cartoons, videos, DVDs, newspapers, a...