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After the Bell: The Science and Mathematics of Nature

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After the Bell: The Science and Mathematics of Nature

Sometimes it is difficult to show students that science and mathematics are natural parts of life. The activities in this article can help students take a broad view of their world through careful observation and exploration of the naturally occurrin...

Inquiry by Design: Creating a national and state standards-based high school science program

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Inquiry by Design: Creating a national and state standards-based high school science program

In this article, the science coordinator examines the science program and wanders if it makes sense for student learning and if it could be adapted to meet state standards. The query was taken to the department and an agreement was reached to invest...

Got Mud?

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Got Mud?

Wetland ecology is a complex subject that draws from several scientific disciplines. While classroom lectures are necessary to teach the vast body of scientific data, there is no substitute for field and laboratory experiences to enrich learning. Thi...

Who Wants to Make Assessment Fair?

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Who Wants to Make Assessment Fair?

An assessment strategy based on the television game show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” helps teachers make grading fair. The author describes which game show strategies to apply to classroom assessment and which to avoid. This teaching approa...

Why Does My Cruorine Change Color?

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Why Does My Cruorine Change Color?

The classical research literature provides material appropriate for use in problem-based courses. Here, the spectroscopic study by G. G. Stokes of the reversible “oxidation and reduction” of hemoglobin illustrates how a series of open-ended group...

Idea Bank: Mirror, Mirror

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Idea Bank: Mirror, Mirror

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank learn about demonstrations using concave mirrors....

Quiz Clues: Providing visual cues for daily quizzes

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Quiz Clues: Providing visual cues for daily quizzes

The teaching strategy of using the word “QUIZ” to provide visual cues for daily quizzes prompted students to talk before class, debating the possible hidden meanings before the quiz. It is not necessary to prepare intricate artwork in advance—...

Teaching Technical Writing: Switching to concept-based lab reports

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Teaching Technical Writing: Switching to concept-based lab reports

Technical writers and technical writing skills are in great demand, and the high school science lab is the perfect place to lay the groundwork for technical writing skills. The concept-based lab report addresses two needs of high school students—to...

Skeletons in Your Classroom

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Skeletons in Your Classroom

This hands-on, create-a-skeleton activity will reinforce skeletal and muscular system knowledge and foster creativity. Students work in cooperative groups to construct life-size skeleton models, write individual lab reports, and give group presentati...

Reading Your Way to Scientific Literacy

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Reading Your Way to Scientific Literacy

Having students read and analyze scientific articles gives them an understanding of scientific information as presented in the literature. After studying classic and recent research articles, students answer homework questions, individually and in gr...

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