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http://World Wide Weather: Involving students in GLOBE's real-life scientific research
Students at Norwood School and more than 8,000 other schools on seven continents (including Antarctica) learn how scientific research works by participating in the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment). Involving...
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The scientific and technological issues surrounding environmental problems exemplify why teaching scientific literacy is so vital to environmental science courses. In this paper, the authors analyze some of the strategies that instructors of an envir...
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The projects in this article focus on how a team approach can take advantage of the best of the Internet. To spread the word about these projects information is posted on teacher listservs, discussion areas, and Internet clearinghouses for online col...
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Only rarely do teaching assistants (TAs) attend professional development workshops designed to acquaint them with pedagogical models. Thus, new instructors typically engage in ineffective instructional methods built on their experiences rather than o...
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As we try to achieve the National Science Education Standards (National Research Council, 1996) and promote general science literacy for young children, we might begin by discussing conservation or stewardship. Children can readily understand the ide...
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Editor's Note: It <b>Is</b> Exciting
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue and introduces NSTA's SciLINKS® connection....
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Problem Solver: Teaching Tropisms
Plants are found in most locations in the world and have the remarkable ability to capture and store energy from sunlight. Without the green plant’s ability to carry out the process we call photosynthesis, Earth would be a lifeless, barren planet. ...
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When teaching heredity and genetics, a problem-centered, open-ended approach allows students to feel like scientists solving real problems. This investigation of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) gives students independence, responsibility, and o...
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K–12 teachers, who sometimes know more about teaching and learning than college professors, can be a great source of information about effective teaching strategies. This paper presents a synopsis of typical K–12 experiences that college educator...
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SCST: What Happened to Scott? Helping Our Students Through Online Courses and Distance Education
In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. In this month’s issue, the president shares thoughts about online courses and distance education....
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Conceptual Change in the Classroom
When was the last time you tried a new teaching method? The conceptual change model of learning may be what you need. In this article, three teachers agreed to try the new teaching method and reported that modifying their established routine was easy...
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Studying Our Skin: Students learn about skin using the learning-cycle structure
Investigative activities enabling students to explore the many purposes of our skin can create meaningful understanding of its functions. These activities can also help children construct an understanding of the skin as an always present but constant...
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Video-Based Labs for Introductory Physics Courses: Analyzing and Graphing Motion on Video
Video-based labs are a powerful tool for improving student understanding of one of the most difficult and important topics in physics: graphs. This article describes common student graphing difficulties, the history of VBL, techniques for improving s...