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Point of View: Think Outside the Box: A Logic-Defying "Impossible" Solution

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses educating teachers about problem solving....

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Methods and Strategies: A Science Lesson or Language Lesson?

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue covers using the 5R Instructional Model during a unit on soil erosion....

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The Larger View

Encouraging and supporting accurate student documentation sets the standard for a year of scientific inquiry....

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Scope on the Skies: Summer Space Missions

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue focuses on various upcoming space missions....

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Research and Teaching: Graduate Teaching Assistant Training That Fosters Student-Centered Instruction and Professional Development

This article discusses the effect of a new graduate teaching assistant training program on the TA's ability to lead student-centered recitations and on their professional development....

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Book Your Summer Vacation

NSTA Recommends reviewers present a summer reading list....

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A Journal Club Workshop That Teaches Undergraduates a Systematic Method for Reading, Interpreting, and Presenting Primary Literature

This article describes a journal club mini-workshop in which students learn a systematic method for reading primary literature. Students who have been taught this method are better able to interpret, critique, and present primary articles in a journa...

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Idea Bank: The Nuts and Bolts of Enzymes

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank describes an enzyme modeling activity that helped students identify the functions of enzymes using nuts and bolts as reactants/substrates...

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Making the Argument

Students use a free, authoritative online resource for environmental health issues that supports argument-based inquiry....