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Favorite Demonstration: Localization and Visualization of the Pancreas—Making the Pancreas Visible to Students

This demonstration describes a simple procedure that helps students to identify the entire pancreas, including its boundaries. The method exposes the head, body, and tail of the pancreas so students may learn to appreciate its structure and the way i...

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An Inquiry Primer

The science education community has embraced no idea more widely than “inquiry,” or “inquiry-based instruction.” In fact, developing an inquiry-based science program is the central tenet of the National Science Education Standards (National R...

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Humble Advice for New Science Teachers

By understanding the relationship between practical knowledge and teaching techniques, new teachers can improve upon the learning experiences of students. The author shares approaches to teaching that she found effective in creating a meaningful scie...

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Discovering Diversity

Multicultural education seeks to “affirm cultural pluralism within a culturally diverse society and in an interdependent world” (Bennett, 1999). Therefore, the authors helped a group of preservice teachers develop an awareness for and an apprecia...

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Guest Editorial: Lallapalooza—Celebrating a Gift Extraordinaire for Case Study Teaching in Science

An opinion piece about the use of stories in the teaching of science—case study teaching....

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Libros de Ciencias en Español: A selection of recent science trade books in Spanish

This list of recently published Spanish books will appeal to Spanish-speaking children....

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Science as a Second Language

High school and middle school science teachers should include English language learners (ELLs) in interactive science learning, thereby increasing the opportunities for these students to learn science. Creating opportunities to interact within famili...

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Journal Clubs—A Successful Vehicle to Science Literacy: Reversing Roles in the Classroom With Student-Led Discussions of Primary Literature

As part of a developmental biology course at New Jersey’s Kean University, students present a current research paper on developmental biology, emphasizing important experiments, data analysis, and major theories. This journal club format teaches st...

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Ingredients for Success

To help with unexpected moments in teaching science, the author put together a “recipe” for success. Professionalism and dedication are important ingredients in this recipe, as are enthusiasm and commitment to science teaching and learning. By us...

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Tap Into Informal Science Learning

As a new science teacher, you will no doubt encounter obstacles while preparing lessons and organizing activities. However, assistance in these areas is available from one source—informal science learning environments. Informal science learning env...

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Water: A Sticky Subject? Learning about the cohesion and adhesion properties of water

In this activity, students learn that water particles (molecules) have a “sticky” property that allows water to overfill a container and that the strength of this property is altered with the addition of soap. When water molecules stick to each o...