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How many scientists throw out their notebooks at the end of each year and start over no matter how many empty pages remain? How many of them approach a new research question or experiment without using knowledge gained…
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Research and Teaching: Persisting Misconceptions
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A content-based test instrument administered to a large class of general biology students as pre- and post-tests revealed that knowledge was gained after the semester. A misconception index calculated from these data…
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Every Day Science: October 2009
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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A Watery Whodunit: The Case of the Missing Zooxanthellae
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Understanding coral reefs and the threats they face is an essential precondition in preserving them. This activity helps to educate middle school students about coral biology and the problem of coral bleaching. It will…
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Science is a vocabulary-rich subject and students' knowledge of vocabulary relates directly to their comprehension. That is why it is important to provide a variety of opportunities for students to practice vocabulary.…
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Elementary teachers of science are at a great advantage because observation—collecting information about the world using our five senses—and classification—sorting things by properties—come so naturally to children.…
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Science 101: How Do Earthworms Function?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author discusses the different systems of earthworms.
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The Case Study: Assessment of Case Teaching -- Where Do We Go From Here? Part I
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Many undergraduates, especially women and traditionally underrepresented groups, avoid higher-level science and mathematics. Several students who switched from science and mathematics majors in college report "poor…
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What turned these kids on is an investigative approach—where they could do the thinking. Although the advantages of investigative laboratories have already been documented, this report is unique because it focuses on…
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Do you believe that science trade books can spark real-life involvement in saving a threatened fish? A successful science program at Westbrook Elementary School, in Bethesda, Maryland in which students participate in…
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When science teachers pass up the use of an inductive approach in their teaching, they miss a golden opportunity to improve their chances of attaining one of their avowed and highly regarded objectives of science…
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Point of View: What Makes it Science? A Modern Look
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Scientific inquiry differs from other human inquiry in the kind of evidence scientists pay attention to. Scientific evidence was born, historically of human curiosity and its search for practical explanations of…
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This article examines the construction of science journal texts by three elementary school children identified with special learning needs. These texts are examined to demonstrate how each child differently represented…
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Watch student interest grow as they shrink down everyday items in this study of thermoplastics.
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Elk Habitat: A Case Study of Scientific Inquiry
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A case study is an excellent way to help students think like scientists as they work to solve a dilemma. This article describes a case study of elk in Yellowstone National Park. Students read short narratives, based on…
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