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Commentary: Teaching for environmental science literacy

An opinion piece about the complexity of teaching environmental issues....

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Guided Literature Explorations

The earlier and more often students are exposed to primary literature, the more comfortable they are going to be reading it. After a series of literature explorations that progressively introduced students to reading primary literature, students felt...

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Communication Blocks: Building a foundation for an effective information exchange

Veteran teachers know that students have difficulty expressing their ideas and explanations. This activity called "Communication Blocks" was designed to help students learn the basics of effective communication and the importance of communicating cle...

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A Community Controls Loosestrife: It takes a village to keep nonnative plant populatins in check

Purple loosestrife is a gorgeous, flowering, invasive, European plant. Environmental science students from Walled Lake Central High School in Michigan entered into an exciting partnership with the citizens of the village of Wolverine Lake, Michigan, ...

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Scientists: Geeks and Nerds?

Teacher’s impressions flavor the classroom and affect students in profound though subtle ways. This article attempts to explore teachers’ impressions or attitudes and reflect on their impact by examining two related questions: How do teachers per...

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Service Learning in Geography

Senior geography students in Field Methods in Geography apply their classroom knowledge to address an aspect of water quality degradation in a nearby river. Students submit proposals, carry out fieldwork, and write final project reports, learning fir...

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Editor's Corner: What Do Your Students Know?

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

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Conservation Presentation: Students teach the value of recycling through a series of demonstrations

In this article, Science Club students at Marquette High School in Milwaukee spread the message of the importance of conservative living and recycling through an inspiring, live show, "The Journey of Garbage." The students feel that their performance...

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Studying Sensory Perception: Demonstrating the sensory-perceptual basis for learning

In this activity, the story of stone throwing by a hunter provides the basis for a series of powerful, experiential exercises that introduce students to the sensory and perceptual basis of learning. This learning integrates a variety of modalities an...

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Successful Mentoring of Undergraduate Researchers

Prompted by the growing presence of undergraduates in research laboratories and the increased number of programs that encourage undergraduates to pursue research, the authors conducted a survey of undergraduate researchers at the University of Califo...