The Science Teacher—July/August 2021

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July/August 2021

Volume 88, Number 6

In this issue, we focus on the strategies and techniques science teachers developed throughout the pandemic. The ingenious nature of some of these science educators knows no bounds, as you will see within the articles. Whether through creative uses of cell phone technology, makeshift lab equipment, or the use of virtual laboratory and virtual field trip events, our students were able to experience science in new and powerful ways.

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COVID-19: One Year Later

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Literacy STEM Teaching Strategies

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Learning on Location With NASA GLOBE Observer

By Jill Nugent

High School Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Technology

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Crunching Cans and Generating Power

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Physics Teaching Strategies

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Soldiers of Science

By Holly Amerman

High School Instructional Materials Technology

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Media Literacy in the Age of COVID and Climate Change

By Jocelyn Miller, Linda Rost, Connor Bryant, Robyn Embry, Shazia Iqbal, Claire Lannoye-Hall, and Missie Olson

High School Biology Distance Learning Literacy Teaching Strategies

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Who Is Most Affected By COVID-19?

By Laura Lusardi and Rachelle Haroldson

High School Biology Computer Science Teaching Strategies Technology

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Collaboration Crushes Competition!

By Lucinda Hemmick, Dame Forbes, Robert Bolen, Mary Kroll, Dianna Gobler, John Halloran, Vivian Stojanoff, and Aleida Perez

High School Chemistry Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM

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Virtual Field Trips

By Heather McPherson, Gregory Frank, Rebecca Pearce, and Ernest Hoffman

High School Engineering Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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GENERATE: The Game of Energy Choices

By Emma Refvem and Dana Haine

High School Environmental Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Mathematics Science and Engineering Practices STEM

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The Potency of Evidence

By Claudette Tebeck

High School 5E Equity Inquiry Research

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Remote Labs 2.0 to the Rescue

By Rundong Jiang, Chenglu Li, Xudong Huang, Shannon Sung, and Charles Xie

High School Biology Chemistry Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Technology

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Utility Engineer Aaron Spencer

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Engineering

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Looking Back at a Pandemic and Preparing for the Next One

By Stephen Wesson

High School General Science Instructional Materials Literacy