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Science Sampler: A project-based environmental unit for teaching content through inquiry
Recent science education reform efforts for adolescents have attempted to engage students in science by using project-based instruction (Rivet and Krajcik 2008). The features of project-based learning (PBL) are consistent with the learning needs of m...
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Over 200 science, mathematics, and technology teachers have participated in real-world industry experiences through the Industry–Education Partnership (IEP) program at the Mississippi State University. Since 2005, IEP teachers have traveled to the ...
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Editor’s Note: Conceptual Understanding
Weather. Doesn’t that sound like an easy topic to teach and learn? Children experience it without effort and without even thinking about it. But, that’s part of the problem. We need to take every opportunity to create circumstances for students t...
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Editor’s Corner: National Lab Day
In November 2009, President Obama helped launch National Lab Day (NLD)—an initiative that promises to become the most ambitious science–education partnership project ever in the United States. NLD is a nationwide movement to “build local commun...
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My students have their headphones on all the time! Could they be at risk for permanent hearing loss? How loud is too loud?...
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Methods and Strategies: Making the Climate Connection
This article presents classroom resources for teaching both weather and climate along with background resources for teachers who want to beef up their own knowledge in the subjects. In addition, the author proposes learning progressions that teachers...