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HeteroGenius Classes

The author describes a technique called metacognitive circles, which is used with heterogeneous classes. Metacognitive circles allow teachers to provide opportunities to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information....

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Growing Water Pearls

This article describes three science investigations students can conduct using a single bag of superabsorbent water pearls....

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Teacher's Toolkit: Using Metacognition to Develop Understanding of the Role of Evidence in Science

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue focuses on strategies to encourage students to make more effective observations, collections, and recordings of data....

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Communicating Science Concepts Through Art: 21st-Century Skills in Practice

To demonstrate the strength of integrating conceptual art strategies into a variety of science curricula, science teachers recruited the school's art teacher to provide basic art lessons during science classes. This allowed students to learn the fund...

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Tech Trek: Skeins of Student Contribution: A New Web 2.0 Tool for Science

This column provides a look at the latest technology for science educators. This issue discusses new Web 2.0 tools....

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The Green Room: The Ecology of Food

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses modern agricultural technologies....