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Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-Based Success Stories (e-book)
In this collection of 15 essays, educators describe successful programs they’ve developed to fulfill the National Science Education Standards’ vision for the reform of teaching, assessment, professional development, and content at the high school...
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Exploring Ecology: 49 Ready-to-Use Activities for Grades 4-8 (e-Book)
Get out of the classroom and into the field, where students can get up close and personal with the environment. Exploring Ecology gets you ready and then tells you what to do when you get there. It’s a collection of hands-on, inquiry-based activiti...
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: An Institute for Inquiry
The programs at the Institute of Math, Science, and Technology Education at Texas Christian University at Fort Worth, Texas, provide an array of professional development programs and workshops to benefit area teachers and improve mathematics, science...
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Who says that art and science don't mix? Art provides students a way to visually represent their scientific knowledge and at the same time helps teachers assess student understanding. The author, a high school chemistry teacher, includes at least one...
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Guest Editorial: Where Are We Now?
Results from the recently released 2003 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), two major international studies of achievement in science and mathematics, provide insights and an op...
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Through a snow bank exploration activity students inquire about ice cave formations. Their icicle observations lead them to a discussion of stalactite formations. By incorporating the scientific process students were able to compare the two process...
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After the bell: Mapping your way to geographic awareness: Part II
Students experience, through simulation, the skills that are required of a cartographer in this activity that integrates literature, history, and science. Students will discover how the technique of mapmaking has evolved over time and how the style o...
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Linking Classroom Instruction and Assessment to Standardized Testing
Is it possible to "teach to the test" and still include inquiry-based science in your classroom? Yes! By using the model presented in this article that shows how inquiry-based instruction and creative classroom assessment can be used to teach concept...
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Art Conservation Scientist, M. Susan Barger
This month's Careers in Science column focuses on art conservation science. This fascinating career combines science, art techniques, and materials history. Introduce your students to M. Susan Barger by sharing this information with them, and as a re...
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Editor's Roundtable: Where are we now? (January 2005)
Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), two major international studies of achievement in science and mathematics, provide insights and an opportunity to increase students' science ...
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Popping the Kernel: Modeling the States of Matter
Constructing models can help students understand the particulate nature of matter. This article discusses how to use popcorn to engage students in model building and to teach them about the nature of matter. ...
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Chaos: Connecting Science and the Humanities
In this article, we learn about a team-taught course entitled Chaos in Science and Literature. The goals of the course were to place science in a nontechnological context, emphasizing its intellectual and cultural aspects, and to provide a forum for ...
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Science Shorts: Spoilage Science
Whether it’s fresh or processed, all food eventually spoils. Methods such as freezing, canning, and the use of preservatives lengthen the lifespan of foods, and we—and the modern food industry—rely on these methods to maintain our food supply. ...
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Commentary: Where are We Now? (January 2005)
Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), two major international studies of achievement in science and mathematics, provide insights and an opportunity to increase students' science ...
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Science 101: How do fruits ripen?
Most people love to eat fresh fruits, and today there are dozens to choose from—from “standard” fruits like apple, orange, and banana to more exotic fruits like mango, star fruit, and lychee. But how exactly do fruits ripen to taste so good?...
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Drawing Students Out: Using sketching exercises to hone observation skills
Integrating art into science can help students hone their observation skills. In this introductory biology course, the teacher requires students to sketch everything from prepared slides of mitosis and plant anatomy to field sightings of birds and pr...
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Science Sampler: Pictures in the sky
This "stellar" project helps students think in both two and three dimensions, displays the relative distances between the Earth and stars, and introduces students to the constellation myths of diverse cultures....
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Antarctic Adaptations
Penguins! This month’s Teaching Through Trade Books column celebrates those tuxedo-clad birds that have come to symbolize winter and provides students with the opportunity to investigate adaptations that help penguins survive in their environment. ...
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Guest Editorial: Where are we now?
Results from the 2003 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), two major international studies of achievement in science and mathematics, provide insights and an opportunity to incre...
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Biological Effects of Static Magnetic Fields: Ideal Experiments for Introductory Courses
A serendipitous finding involving static magnetic fields can be used to design experiments suitable for both science and nonscience majors. It has been reported that organisms respond differently to high-gauss magnetic fields generated by north poles...
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Tried and true: Feeding of Diarmis Proboscis
The feeding of Diarmis proboscis is an exciting outdoor laboratory activity that demonstrates a single concept of adaptations--cryptic colorations. The students are “transformed” into D. proboscis in order to learn how adaptations work in the n...
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The Case Study: An Open or Shut Case? Contrasting Approaches to Case Study Design
The hallmark of an open-ended case study is the possibility of multiple outcomes to the problem at hand. This adds to its realism, provokes higher-order thought, and attracts many instructors to case analysis. Yet, there are circumstances in which a ...
Book Chapter
Making a Case for a Research-Based Teaching Rationale
This chapter demonstrates the importance of developing a detailed plan or rationale for teaching science that will help you achieve improved results in the classroom. Although every teacher's plan or rationale will be different in some ways, it has ...
Book Chapter
Elements of a Research–Based Rationale
In Chapter 1, the 10 key aspects that most plans embrace were mentioned. This chapter looks more closely at how to address these 10 key aspects. This includes setting goals for students and defining the roles of students and teachers in the classro...
Book Chapter
Developing a Research–Based Rationale
Developing a research-based rationale requires formulating a way of thinking about teaching. Rather than a casual, weekend effort, the creation of a complete rationale is a long-term enterprise that may last for years and may never be finished (and p...