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Trade Books and the Human Endeavor of Science
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An innovative strategy for improving students' perceptions of scientists is to introduce "Science as a Human Endeavor" through the use of a well-designed literature program using books that showcase a range of abilities…
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Formative Assessment Probes: Birthday Candles: Visually Representing Ideas
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses using visual representations to support students' explanations.
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The law of conservation of mass can be counterintuitive for most students because they often think the mass of a substance is related to its physical state. As a result, students may hold a number of alternative…
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Scope on Safety: MSDS out, SDS in?
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue talks about a revised Hazard Communication Standard.
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ELMO Project: Science Instruction for Students
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The ELMO (Embedded Learning MOdules) curriculum reform project has designed science curricula for specific nonscience students that fulfill core requirements and demonstrate how science can be engaging and relevant.…
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How Can We Put Cooperative Learning Into Practice?
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Research suggests that if you want more students to learn more material, if you want students to feel more confident about themselves, and to be motivated to learn, if you want them to accept differences among students…
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This article describes an instructional model that science teachers can use to promote and support student engagement in scientific argumentation. This model is called the evaluate-alternatives instructional model and…
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Reflections on Czech Science Teaching
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International comparisons help us explore the assumptions made about U.S. schools, students, and pedagogy. That is why the author decided to spend five months in the Czech Republic teaching science education courses at…
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The Virtual Vee Map: A Template for Internet Inquiry
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The Virtual Vee Map proved successful in promoting student learning in the areas of inquiry and data analysis using resources and data available on the internet. A postsurvey found that a majority of students enjoyed…
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Searching for Professional Development
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It’s an empowering feeling to be in a room full of people who know the lingo of teaching, who understand the demands of teaching young children, and who want to learn more to be able to put best practices in place in…
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As part of the SMATHematics Project: The Wonder of Science, The Power of Mathematics—a collaborative partnership between Kennesaw State University and two local school districts, fifth graders had the opportunity to…
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Safer Science: OSHA's Newest Lab Resource
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses a new OSHA publication Laboratory Safety Guidance.
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Using an Authentic Radioisotope to Teach Half-Life
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Traditionally, nuclear chemistry appears in the last few chapters of chemistry textbooks and is not normally considered a mainstream topic. Yet nuclear chemistry is a very important topic that should be taught in all…
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Alphatome—Enhancing Spatial Reasoning
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Using refrigerator magnets, foam blocks, ink pads, and modeling clay, students manipulate the letters of the alphabet at multiple angles, reconstructing three-dimensional forms from two-dimensional data. This exercise…
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Scope on the Skies: Summer skies
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Planet viewing, a good meteor shower, space missions, and the biggest full Moon of the year will be a few of the highlights of this summer's astronomical offerings.
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