The Science Teacher—March/April 2022

March/April 2022

Volume 89, Number 4

This issue of The Science Teacher focuses on phenomena in the science classroom. Curiosity is one of my favorite words and a theme that guides my teaching at all times. I want my students to be curious. I want to reawaken the curiosity that school often drums out of them. As Edith Wharton said, “Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all deadly sins.” How, as science teachers, do we ensure monotony is an unwelcome visitor to our classrooms? One answer is by having a phenomenon-driven science classroom.

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Phenomena in Our Science Classrooms

By Ann Haley Mackenzie

High School Pedagogy Phenomena Teaching Strategies

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Pulsar: A Podcast

By Holly Amerman

High School Instructional Materials Phenomena Physical Science Teaching Strategies

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The Importance of Reading Equations

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Physical Science Physics Teacher Preparation

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Teaching with Music

By Rachelle Haroldson

High School Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Keeping Cool With SageModeler

By Jonathan Bowers, Daniel Damelin, Emanuel Eidin, and Cynthia McIntyre

High School Computer Science Engineering Instructional Materials STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Good Writing is All About Momentum

By Sean Crumley and Anna F. DeJarnette

High School Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Literacy Physics Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Modeling the Melting of Permafrost

By Stephen R. Mattox and Stephanie Duda

High School Earth & Space Science Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Technology

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Arctic Feedbacks: Not All Warming Is Equal

By Jonathan Griffith and Margaret Kozick-Kingston

Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning

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Studying Collisions

By Donna L. Ross and Maria Grant

High School Equity Literacy Multicultural Physics Science and Engineering Practices

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Understanding Genetic Drift With Conceptual and Mathematical Models

By Arthur Odom

High School Biology Environmental Science Evolution Inquiry Lesson Plans Life Science Technology

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Focusing the Lens of the Crosscutting Concepts on Secondary Science Learning

By Brett Criswell, Christopher Roemmele, and Missy Holzer

High School Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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By Luba Vangelova

Careers Safety

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Blizzard Warning!

By Lesley Anderson

High School Instructional Materials