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Decay and Renewal (Teacher Edition—Includes Full Student Edition) (e-book)

Are you looking for a new way to teach about respiration, nutrient cycling, energy flow, producers, consumers, and decomposers? Decay and Renewal provides techniques for students to learn the basics while investigating the science behind biodegra...

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Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom (e-book)

Make ongoing, classroom-based assessment second nature to your students and you. Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom is a thought-provoking collection of 10 essays on the theories behind the latest assessment techniques. The authors offer in...

Journal Article

Super Science Saturday

Looking for a way to excite teachers and families about your school’s science program? A “Super Science Saturday” can provide a safe, fun, and interactive educational experience to do just that. When a community collaborates to plan and impleme...

Journal Article

Science Buddies

The Science Buddies program pairs a seventh-grade life science class with a second-or third-grade class in a yearlong partnership of science adventures. Over the course of the year these dual-grade learning groups work together on various science exp...

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Editor's Note: Happy New Year to All! (January 2003)

In this issue we are highlighting science activities that go beyond the classroom and involve parents and folks in the community with elementary school boys and girls. Most parents, grandparents, neighbors, and professionals are eager to be involved ...

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Field Trips Online: Investigating water quality through the Internet

Alternatives to the traditional field trip exist. Teachers can supplement occasional field trips with Internet-based inquiry lessons to explore water quality. ...

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Parents Come to Class

Are you challenged to involve parents in your school’s science curriculum? Ridgecrest Elementary School in Hyattsville, Maryland, tackled that issue and found a successful solution in an exciting program called “Playtime Is Science” (Sprung, Fr...

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Idea Bank: Tabloid Science

Most editions of supermarket tabloids include "science-related" stories that make science teachers cringe. Find out how they present learning opportunities by helping students to discriminate between factual and bogus stories. ...

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Science Sampler: Science interactive notebooks in the classroom

When students make observations and explain them in writing, they clarify and organize their thoughts and ideas. Keeping science interactive notebooks is a technique for increasing student understanding and organizing their learning. Further, by usin...

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Ask the Experts

What is the color of blood inside the body? What are requirements regarding plumbing for a high school science lab? Find the answers to these questions in this article. ...

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Commentary: Challenging Gifted Students

Gifted students in many states are not always provided the opportunity to take challenging advanced courses of study. Find out what steps the state of Virginia is taking to change this....

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Analyzing DNA in a High School Laboratory: Students study the genetics of sage grouse

Students learn a variety of scientific concepts while studying the genetics of sage grouse. In this project students learn that good science relies on carefully collected data and logical interpretation of that data. The author and students gained a...

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Challenging Students with Experiments: Incorporating scientific investigations in the busy classroom

Experimentation can be adapted for any science class and level. Incorporating authentic experimentation in the classroom supplements science curriculum with subjects students genuinely want to investigate. ...

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A Science Night of Fun!

This university-sponsored educational family event inspired teacher candidates, students, and parents by demonstrating numerous scientific activities, showing how opportunities for science learning go “beyond homework.” Emphasis is on the plannin...

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A Dastardly Density Deed

This burglary mystery captures students' interest as they analyze how the mass-to-volume ratio of a liquid determines its density. As they observe the mass change while the volume remains constant, they begin to understand why the density increases. ...

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Tried and True: Wind and pressure

The wind is part of our daily lives, but not everyone can explain what causes this phenomenon. To demonstrate how differences in pressure systems cause air to move from one area to another, the classic collapsing-can activity explores how air moves ...

Book Chapter

Turnover and Shortages among Science and Mathematics Teachers in the United States

After establishing how many teachers depart from their teaching jobs and how these rates compare with other occupations, this chapter presents statistics on the reasons why teachers move from or leave their teaching jobs. These data are drawn from it...

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Collaborative Efforts to Retain New Teachers: A University-School District Partnership

This chapter describes the Teacher to Teacher Program—a collaborative effort between Furman University and two local school districts. The program provides an avenue for improved teacher retention and mentoring. The partnership creates a community ...

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ASIST: An Induction Program for Science Teachers

Quality induction programs are needed for science teachers. This chapter describes one program—Alternative Support for Induction Science Teachers (ASIST)—developed specifically for beginning science teachers based upon their expressed and demonst...

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Honoring Adult Learners: Adult Learning Theories and Implications for Professional Development

Designers of adult learning must consider carefully the research on adult learning and change and factor this into learning designs. In this chapter, the author reviews a classic adult learning model and two contemporary theories—constructivism and...

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The Model Science Laboratory Project: Lessons Learned about Teacher Retention

This chapter presents the Model Science Laboratory Project in the Rice University/Houston Independent School District. The project provided support, training, and time for teachers to refine their instruction of science to urban students in the Houst...