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This activity features an after-school "Science Challenge Day," with the idea of getting students excited and involved in science, both inside and outside of the classroom. For this educator, just hearing the students' comments at the end of the chal...
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After the Bell: Science Sensibility
Early exposure to scientific activities may lay the foundation for a student's journey from learning science as a novice to achieving science expertise....
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This activity "TV Graphic Journal," allows students the freedom to choose TV programs that meet their interests. Keeping up their journals adds extra work but students can learn on their own turf and make connections between home, school, and the wor...
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Creating a classroom museum is one way to bring the excitement of a museum into the classroom year-round. In this activity, students have so much fun designing their own exhibits that they don't realize they are developing a deeper understanding of s...
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Dopplerball is used at the end of a unit on waves and sound to give students firsthand experience with the Doppler effect. Students play the game in silence wearing a blindfold....
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Scope on the Skies: Pluto returns to the ninth position
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue highlights the rare event that takes place this February and everyone who thinks that Pluto is the ninth planet in our solar system will be in the right again....
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A teacher adapts the format of the show What's My Line? for a unit on famous scientists and inventors. The project consists of a five-paragraph essay, an oral presentation in clue form, and a visual aid. For the oral presentation students create and ...
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Teaching Multiple Intelligences
In this article, a questionnaire was developed and administered to assess students' attitudes toward science. The results confirmed that many students have negative attitudes. Students also completed a multiple-intelligence inventory to identify thei...
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After the Bell: Weekend home labs
Through a series of weekly homework assignments dubbed "Weekend Home Labs," families are enjoying learning science together. Students take home an assignment that asks them to use common household materials to demonstrate a scientific principle. They...
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Most students perceive household appliances as "black boxes" that simply work when plugged in. In order to understand the science of electrical devices, students build simple electric motors for a hands-on investigation of what's going on inside the ...
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National Science and Technology Week
The National Science Foundation (NSF) started the National Science and Technology Week because of the importance of nurturing children's natural interest in the wonders of science and technology....
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Tech Trek: Fast-food fact finding
One of the goals of the Standards at the middle school age level is to develop a scientific understanding of health. This activity takes advantage of students' knowledge of popular culture and the Internet by examining a staple of most students' live...