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Ensuring The Ethical Conduct of Research

In this lesson, students explore the federal regulations and guidelines that have been established to help ensure the correct treatment of animals, such as the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Students discuss acceptable and unacceptable research activities...

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Measuring Student Understanding in a Portfolio-Based Course

In this study, the authors examined student portfolio-based assessment that has been implemented in an upper-level biology course. The two sections of the portfolios analyzed were students' written reflections and questions from the inquiry section. ...

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Open-Ended Inquiry

In this article the authors describe how to help chemistry students develop a method to answer their own research question, called open inquiry, using the reaction of hydrochloric acid and aluminum foil as an example....

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Health Wise: Fight Obesity in the Classroom

This column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—along with classroom activities that help students make healthy choices. This month’s issue describes a classroom activity that focuses on sugar and fats in our food and drink, ...

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This is Inquiry ... Right?

Strategies for effectively adapting elementary science lessons....

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Now You're Cooking

This article discusses four labs—centered on the science of heat transfer—that define the procedure, include meaningful scientific content, and ask interesting questions. The simple extensions described lead to more complex issues and opportuniti...

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Increasing Student Participation in Science Fair Competitions

Discover how to engage students from a population that is often underrepresented in science fairs....

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Idea Bank: Adding Inquiry to Cookbook Labs

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank presents a new approach to add inquiry to two common biology labs: Environmental Effects on Catalase Reactions and Determining the Sucros...

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Eight Ways to Do Inquiry

This article provides a study of over 300 inquiry activities from a variety of curriculum resources and identified eight common strategies available to classroom teachers and other instructional planners....

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Editor's Roundtable: Math and Science: Finding Common Ground

Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Teacher's Toolkit: Recommendations for Using Computers in Science Classes: Making a Positive Impact

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue provides three examples of using computers and scientific models to prepare for or engage in science lab activities....

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A Virtual Tour of Plate Tectonics

This article describes how teachers can use Google Earth to support inquiry instruction in both general and Earth science classrooms....

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Safer Science: Chemical Spills: Absorbing Safety

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses how the teacher should respond to an incidental chemical spill in the school science laboratory....

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Point of View: Lessons Learned From Julia

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses four important lessons for the author's teaching....

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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Back-to-School Dress for Success

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue offers some tips on how to make that winning first impression on your own students and colleagues....

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Science Shorts: From Soda to Smoothies

This article discusses implementing nutrition education programs at the elementary level. In this activity students learn to read and compare the nutrition facts on food labels to help them choose ingredients to create their own smoothie. Students al...

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Science 101: Is it healthy for your body temperature to change all the time?

The author explains why the body temperature for a human who is healthy can range from 97 degrees Farenheit to 100 degrees Farenheit....

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Research and Teaching: A Case Study on Reflective Writing

Reflective writing is a student-centered approach widely used in science and engineering courses that helps students develop a holistic scientific mindset. The authors present a multiple case study in two science courses in which students engaged in ...

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Tried and True: Springing Into Linear Models

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue presents an activity that links forces and linear relationships by having students measure the distance a spring stretches as a function of how much we...

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Successful Co-Teaching in the Science Classroom

There are five main forms of co-teaching: lead and support, station teaching, parallel teaching, alternative teaching, and team teaching. A description of the forms, the pros and cons of co-teaching, and its effectiveness in the science classroom is ...

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Using Mentoring to Foster Professional Development Among Undergraduate Instructional Leaders

This study examines the mentoring relationships of student instructors who provide supplemental instruction for undergraduate science courses. Specifically, the authors examined the relationships negotiated between mentor and protege student instruct...

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Kindergarteners, Fish, and Worms ... Oh My!

Students learn about animals through observations and science discussions....

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Chef of the Week

A student-led program promotes healthier snacks....

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Strengthening Science Departments

Learn how teachers and chairpersons can help their departments support best practices in science. ...

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Measuring Up: A Simple Lesson That Engages Students in Scientific Practices and Mathematics

Students compare arm spans by measuring, graphing, and practicing important science skills. This lesson helps to incorporate mathematical standards from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and scientific practices from the new Framework f...

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Everyday Engineering: Should Ice Be Cubed?

Everyday Engineering provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in our everyday life. This article examines the different forms that ice cubes take and the different ways to examine them....

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Inquiry Takes Time

This articles lays out a plan to develop inquiry skills in a third-grade classroom over the course of the school year....

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Scope on Safety: STEM: A question of safety.

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the growth of STEM lessons and the need to address hazard recognition and safety training relative to the use of hand and power tools in engineering project cons...

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Early Years: Teaching Young Scientists About Their Bodies

Children create models to develop understanding of how bones function to support vertebrate animal bodies....