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Science Sampler: Using the IFSMU method to solve mathematical word problems

The author’s experience with middle school learners has taught him that they need structure with the steps in solving mathematical word problems. They need a tool they can rely on if all else fails. As a result, he devised a method called IFSMU, a ...

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Ask the Experts—December 2007

The experts address the following question in this month’s column: The number 23, portrayed in a recent movie, seems to have an eerie number of life connections. Is there anything special about it?...

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Methods and Strategies: Modeling Problem-Based Instruction

Students get excited about science when they investigate real scientific problems in the classroom, especially when the investigation extends over several weeks. This article describes a health-science problem-based learning (PBL) investigation that ...

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Safe Science: Using Ionizing Radiation—A Hot Opportunity

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website dealing with education resources reported the results of an inspection, by an environmental engineer, that revealed radioactive materials in a Massachusetts high school. All sources were found within ...

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Teaching through Trade Books: Seeing and Sorting Seashells

Have the winter doldrums left your students wistful for summer? Why not initiate a seashell classification activity to rekindle their interest in science and learning! Children love to handle and examine shells at any time of the year—with these fa...

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En “light” ening Geometry for Middle School Students

Many science topics can naturally be integrated with a variety of mathematical concepts, including the study of light and optics. In the hands-on activities described here, students explore the properties of light energy while building their understa...