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Mobile geospatial technologies enable high school students to engage in authentic scientific data collection and analysis that promote spatial-thinking and reasoning skills, as well as problem-solving in a school’s local environment. We developed a...
By James Carrigan, Alec Bodzin, Thomas Hammond, Scott Rutzmoser, Kate Popejoy, and William Farina
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A lesson that focuses on the intricate co-evolution of flowers with their pollinators is one way to help students learn the delicate balance in nature and help ensure that our actions do not upset this balance. In this lesson students use the enginee...
By Julie Reynolds
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This paper highlights learning supports associated with genetics lessons that were implemented in a urban high school biology classroom. The supports provided access to science content for ELs, students with IEPs, and struggling readers during an int...
By Lauren Stewart, Donna Ross, and Kimberly Elliot
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Fostering scientific discourse with spider web discussions ...
By Michael Giamellaro, Jackson Blackburn, Molly Honea, and Jacob LaPlante
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Exploring light as it moves from one medium to another with the intriguing result of different speeds—the bending of light we call refraction. ...
By Paul G. Hewitt
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Ecologists are biologists who study entire ecosystems and the interactions among their living and non-living components. Ecology can be applied in areas such as conservation biology, natural resource management, and even economics. Todd Elliott, who ...
By Luba Vangelova
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Science for All—19th Century "Edutainment"
In 19th-century America, one popular way people obtained new scientific information was through traveling lectures and science demonstrations, sometimes held in large halls called “lyceums.” Before the advent of radio and television, these were l...
By Michael Apfeldorf
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue describes how teachers can build their own kits....
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Animatronic Lions, and Tigers, and Bears Oh! My!
This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. This issue shares information about computational thinking and 3D printing. ...
By Anna Newley, Erdogan Kaya, Ezgi Yesilyurt, and Hasan Deniz
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Making Critical Thinking Visible for Student Analysis and Reflection
Practice critical-thinking skills with this phenomena-centered dinosaur bone activity. ...
By Kirsten R. Butcher, Madlyn Larson, McKenna Lane
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Sharing the Wonder of Natural History
Help students overcome nature-deficit disorder with these outdoor activities. ...
By Ashley Campbell, Brigette Whaley
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Investigating the Resurrection Plant
Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions. ...
By Todd Hoover
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Observing Environmental Changes from Earth's Orbit
Astronomy throughout the year. ...
By Bob Riddle
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Speaking and Listening in the Science Classroom
Practical advice from veteran teachers. ...
By Kathy Biernat, Laura Riley
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Evolving Students' Writing Skills
Strategies for increasing student engagement. ...
By Kaitlyn McGlynn, Janey Kelly
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Hardware, software, and websites for use in the classroom. ...
By Kiley McElroy-Brown, Frieda Reichsman
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By Kylie S. Hoyle, Kristie S. Gutierrez, Lauren A. Harper, Brandon D. Hollingsworth, Margaret R. Blanchard



