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Everyday Engineering: An In-Depth Look at 3-D

This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. This article describes the engineering challenge for creating 3-D images....

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Science 2.0: Flipping Your Classroom in One "Take"

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue examines one approach to flipping the classroom....

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Implementing Japanese Lesson Study in a Higher Education Context

The purpose of this article is to describe a reform model of instructional collaboration, Japanese lesson study, which has been shown in previous research to enhance reform-based teaching....

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Fossil Finders: Engaging All of Your Students Using Project-Based Learning

Take a PBL approach to paleontology to engage even the most unmotivated of students....

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: Books Published in 2012

This year's list of science trade books can be used in the science classroom to enrich and inspire students while they learn science content....

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The Early Years: Static Electricity: The Shocking Truth

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue highlights activities about static electricity....

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Banking on the Future

Seed bank investigations teach biodiversity and biocomplexity....

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Sense-of-Place Writing Templates: Connecting Student Experiences to Scientific Content Before, During, and After Instruction

Assess students' understanding and interactions with their environment using writing templates....

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Popular Science Journalism: Facilitating Learning Through Peer Review and Communication of Science News

In a multisemester Popular Science Journalism course students produced science news articles for the university newspaper. Students in the course perceived an increase in their oral communication and critical-thinking skills, comprehension of factual...

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A Look at the <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i>

This article and the accompanying diagram provide an overview on the architecture of the Next Generation Science Standards....

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Career of the Month: Nutritional Biochemist

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue talks about being a nutritional biochemist....

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The Mayo Innovation Scholars Program: Undergraduates Explore the Science and Economics of Medical Innovations

This article discusses the Mayo Innovation Scholars Program, which introduces undergraduates to technology transfer in biomedical sciences by having teams of students from multiple disciplines analyze inventions in development at the Mayo Clinic....

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Science Circus: Preparing Students and Engaging the Scientific Community

Demonstrate the interconnectedness of Earth, life, and physical science using community-based exhibits....

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Guest Editorial: MOOCs in Your Future

Guest editor Lester Paldy talks about massive open online courses....

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How Much Trash Do You Trash?

An interdisciplinary project-based unit for fifth and sixth graders allows students to learn about solid waste management, actively construct their ideas, and collaboratively engage in tasks that emphasize the connection of science and mathematical k...

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Editor's Note: It's Electrifying!

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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What Color Do You See?

A color-sorting activity in which students collect data and articulate scientific explanations....

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Bat Bonanza

Kindergarteners discover bats through using models of different types of bats....

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A Look at the <i>Next Generation Science Standards<i/>

This article and the accompanying diagram provide an overview on the architecture of the Next Generation Science Standards....

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Health Wise: Unplug to Power Up

This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses National Screen-Free Week....

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An Inquiry-Based Approach to Teaching the Spherical Earth Model to Preservice Teachers Using the Global Positioning System

This article describes an inquiry-based lesson to deepen preservice teachers' understanding of the spherical Earth model using the Global Positioning System....

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Research and Teaching: Journey to the End of the Earth: Academic and Professional Benefits for Students Participating in a Field-Based Research Program in Antarctica

This article reports outcomes that individuals experienced through participation in International Polar Year—Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities as related to their career and educational aspirations....

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Using Social Networking Sites to Facilitate Teaching and Learning in the Science Classroom

Connect students to information and each other as they learn how to access, retrieve, process, and communicate information....

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The <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i>: A Focus on Physical Science

This article focuses on the NGSS disciplinary core ideas in physical science, the development of those ideas across time, the importance of blending core ideas with scientific and engineering practices to build understanding, and the development of p...

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Field-Trip Pedagogy for Teaching "Sense of Place" in Middle School

Head outdoors to explore local geology, ecology, and the interactions between humans and the environment....

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Two-Year Community: Advising in the Classroom: How Community College STEM Faculty Support Transfer-Bound Students

The community college transfer pathway is vital for students pursuing 4-year degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields today. The study discussed in this article focused on the important role of advising by examining the ways in whi...

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Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)

What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science in...

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Everyday Life Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)

How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like—or different from—their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off the tree? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry ...

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Everyday Physical Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)

What can make a ball roll faster? Does the temperature of wood affect the heat of a fire? How can old-fashioned tin can telephones teach today’s students about sound and technology? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motiva...

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How Cold Is Cold?

The story in this chapter tries to set the stage for discussions and inquiry into the nature of temperature and heat and to the fact that heat exchange is the cause of what scientists call a phase change—when something goes from liquid to solid or ...

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Seedlings in a Jar

In this chapter, this story really leaves us hanging! It’s a great one for real investigation! There are two purposes of the story: the first is to investigate closed systems. Anything that happens inside uses up only the materials in the jar, beca...

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The Little Tent That Cried

The incident described in this story actually happened to the author during a camping trip in Everglades National Park years ago. The humidity was fierce but the air cooled down and overnight he awoke to a wet face and wet pillow. This story is des...

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Trees From Helicopters

This story is aimed at promoting not only inquiry into the germination of tree seeds but seeing trees as typical flowering plants, also known as angiosperms. There is also ample opportunity to take an excursion into fruits and seeds and the germinati...

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Trees From Helicopters, Continued

Maples are very interesting trees with lots of variation in form. They provide a view of diversity in plants as well as a chance to look at natural phenomena that is very common to anyone who has had a maple tree near them. The main purpose of this s...

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Flowers: More Than Just Pretty

Children love to look at flowers but few are inclined to become familiar with the structure and function of the flower. This story is aimed at providing some motivation for children to learn about one of the most important evolutionary developments i...

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Seed Bargains

Children as well as adults are usually intrigued by the ideas of bargains. More seeds for less money is often enough to convince them to buy a larger, cheaper package. In this case, the children are savvy enough to question the value of either packag...