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Idea Bank: Practice Makes Perfect

New science teachers face a daunting task. They must rapidly learn how to put together notes, find interesting demos, present challenging labs, provide appropriate homework, write tests and quizzes, stay organized, and find a balance between home and...

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Science Sampler: Showing students how they write—Using writing portfolios in science

What happens to teacher feedback once papers are handed back to the students? This article features a new method for helping students use teacher comments to improve their science writing skills....

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With a Little Help from my Friends

As a first-year science teacher in a rural area, the author faced numerous challenges. Fortunately, though, her school district offered an innovative teacher program designed especially for first-year teachers and those new to the county. Program par...

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A Rubric for Selecting Inquiry-Based Activities

One of the biggest challenges to the more widespread use of inquiry is the difficulty teachers have in identifying appropriate activities. Teachers can structure the use of inquiry in the classroom with this rubric based on the National Science Educa...

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Shark Attack!

This case is based on the real-life incident of a boy whose arm was bitten off by a bull shark while he was swimming off the Florida coast in the summer of 2001. After the boy’s arm was retrieved from the shark’s mouth, it was then surgically rea...