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Journal Article

A Microbial Murder Mystery

Forensic investigations are a great way to involve middle school students in the inquiry process. In this activity students decide if the drowning was an accident or murder by examining microscopic evidence from the scene....

Journal Article

Thinking Outside the Block: An innovative alternative to 4x4 block scheduling

Block scheduling is a schedule composed of four 90-minute class periods in a day. This article focuses on the experiences of a high school's adoption of block scheduling but rethinking the block to a 4x1 block schedule—four 110-minute class periods...

Journal Article

Reflecting on a Misconception: Can students see a full-length image in a small mirror?

Looking at the reflection of our image in a mirror is so commonplace that most of us are unaware of the misconception we hold with respect to this phenomenon. This article provides an activity that will help students explore the concepts and relatio...