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Editorial: Coming Soon -- Isn't Your Science Just a Theory?

Many of our fellow citizens believe that creationist claims deserve equal time with evolution in biology class. "After all, isn't evolution just a theory?" The federal government has spent billions on science education over the past 50 years. Curr...

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So, You Want to Host a Family Science Night?

From recruiting volunteers to selecting activities and everything in between, this article offers tips on organizing a successful family science event at your school. It includes discrepant event activity examples, meant to probe, challenge, and clar...

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Kekulé 's Dream and Bunsen's Burner

Connecting science to students’ lives has always been a major goal of teachers. Most introductory chemistry or physical science textbooks contain small paragraphs and sidebars about notable scientists or historical events, but these short snippets ...

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Using Concept Maps in the Science Classroom

Create an exciting learning environment and help monitor students’ understanding with the use of concept maps. Concept maps provide a unique graphical view of how students organize, connect, and synthesize information. As a result, concept mapping ...

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Methods and Strategies: Science First

Lesson chronology is key when combining science and literacy. For teachers involved in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Science Teacher Enhancement Program Unifying the Pikes Peak Region, STEP-uP professional development program for teachers, it is scien...

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Editor's Note (July 2005)

Summer is the time to work on next year with the luxury of time. This section gives an overview of ideas that involve time for preparation or coordination. This is time that November may not provide but that summer does....