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Science Festival Fun: A Teaching and Learning Experience
Unlike a science fair that consists of static displays of science investigations completed by students, a science festival includes interactive science exhibits that students share with one another (Parker, 1996). As students manipulate interactive e...
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Sidewalk Astronomy: Students and teachers take astronomy to the street
After sharing his large telescope with passersby on a busy street corner in Chicago, the author started the Sidewalk Astronomy Club to involve students in the experience. As a result sidewalk astronomy has become a great means for bringing together p...
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Bringing Science History to Life
Can science history be interesting for students? You bet! Science, after all, is creative, and scientists go about their work in a variety of creative ways. In addition to understanding how scientists perform their work, Benchmarks encourages us to e...
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In the “Reggio Emilia Approach,” the teacher elicits ideas from children and channels the curriculum through long-term projects. The children’s predictions lay the foundation for many observations, discussions, and explorations that take place ...
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Editor's Corner: Students in Space
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....
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By introducing the Hands-On Science Program at Hanson Park Elementary School in Chicago, performance improved and the fear of teaching science turned into excitement. The message is clear—develop a passion and it can become the centerpiece of learn...
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank, find out how writing physics poems can be fun and helpful, how a simple cookie can illustrate percent composition and introduce basic...
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Class activities and independent projects for high school students using household plastic wraps can help students understand more about the chemistry of everyday objects. The activities described in this article reinforce one of the fundamental prin...
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Earth science students are expected to master the travel-time curves of the seismic waves generated at the focus of an earthquake and recorded at seismograph stations. Commonly, students are required to calculate the distance to the epicenter and the...
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As science teachers, we must provide feedback on both the science content and quality of writing demonstrated in their assignments. Unfortunately, our schedules do not always allow us to hold individual writing conferences or ask for extensive rewrit...
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As an extra credit activity, teachers can let students take turns teaching class using the “each one teach one” approach. Student groups select an activity, write a lesson plan, create a worksheet, and then present their inquiry-based activity. T...
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White light is composed of the entire visible light spectrum, but how do you teach this to students in a hands-on way? The answer is simple: by using a spectroscope. This easy-to-make tool allows students to dissect light and in the process, develop ...
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Commentary: Starry Starry Night
An opinion piece about what a truly dark sky looks like—the magic, the infinity, the glorious majesty, and the overwhelming feeling of being a part of something far greater than everyday life....
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In recent years, the scientific community has emphasized the importance of making science content more meaningful to high school students. One effective technique that helps teachers facilitate student learning is role-playing. By participating in ro...
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The lessons many students learn in traditional school curricula are too removed from the problems they encounter in daily life to be useful. One tool that can be used in the classroom to help students analyze and understand the consequences of events...