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Nontraditional laboratories can provide primary pathways by which students comprehend and apply modern astronomy. To teach a nontraditional astronomy lab, we must give students opportunities to critically contemplate…
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Science Sampler: A project-based environmental unit for teaching content through inquiry
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Recent science education reform efforts for adolescents have attempted to engage students in science by using project-based instruction (Rivet and Krajcik 2008). The features of project-based learning (PBL) are…
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The Green Room: The Green Chemistry Laboratory
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When it comes to making chemistry labs greener, there are two overarching goals: to reduce the consumption of energy and resources and reduce the production of hazardous and nonhazardous waste. Clearly, these two goals…
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Projects based in the community give students the opportunity to engage in investigation as scientists and apply their work to make a difference at home. In the community project described in this article, students…
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Astrobiology refers to the “origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe.” Astrobiologists study extreme environments on Earth and characterize the life forms that occupy them. These environments provide…
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Incorporating Amphibian Malformation into Inquiry-Based Learning
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Since the first discovery of malformed frogs by an adventurous middle school teacher and her after-school science club in 1995, outreach programs like A Thousand Friends of Frogs (see Resources) have been created to…
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Science Sampler: Thinking about students' questions
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Asking questions is a vital component in any classroom, but it is absolutely essential in a science classroom. As science teachers, we know that questioning plays a major role in the inquiry process and has a positive…
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Science News and the Science Classroom
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As science teachers, we attempt to accomplish many goals in our classes. Learning science content is usually first priority, but beyond that we have many diverse goals for students. There are also goals imposed on us by…
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Editorial: Discipline-Based Research in College Science Teaching
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We are, all of us, devoted to our sciences. For college science faculty this devotion to our respective disciplines extends in part to teaching. We share a common characteristic: we have extensive training and…
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Earth science teaches know how frustrating it can be to spend hundreds of dollars on three-dimensional (3-D) models of Earth’s geologic features, only to use the models for a few class periods. To avoid emptying an…
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Science Sampler: Forensic metrics
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Students have a blast pretending to be crime scene investigators as they use metric measurement for problem solving and inquiry in this exciting activity. Students use measuring equipment, collect data, and make…
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This issue focuses on an American University professor's tenure in Africa at the University of Botswana.
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Leaves: Nature’s Solar Collectors
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One of the most captivating things about plants is the way they capture the Sun’s energy, but this can be a difficult topic to cover with elementary students. Therefore, to help students to make a concrete connection to…
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Science Sampler: Made to measure—Teaching the skill of estimation
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Estimation is an important skill that we all use every day, often without realizing it. It might not seem very scientific, because we think of science as being accurate and precise—surely estimating is just a form of…
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Have you ever wondered how the mountain of trade books out there gets evaluated or how books are chosen as "outstanding"? This list doesn't just magically appear but is the result of a careful evaluation process by the…
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