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The Early Years: "Life" Science
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses the complete life cycle of a plant.
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Encouraging and supporting accurate student documentation sets the standard for a year of scientific inquiry.
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Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods (2008) added to a growing consensus to get children outside and experiencing nature. Using ideas from place-based education, the authors present a simple year-long project that…
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Measurement is an orphan that no one really wants. Mathematics and science standards both include measurement but few teachers really get excited by it. Despite the lack of excited in teaching measurement, some…
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Science Sampler: Scientific inquiry scoring guides
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The Science Inquiry Scoring Guide, developed and refined by the Oregon Department of Education, is a tool to assess students' performance on inquiry-based lessons. The scoring guide assesses students' ability to form a…
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Scope on the Skies: Saturn, ringed jewel of the night sky
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During the next few months, opportunities abound to view four evening planets--Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. For early risers, Venus and Jupiter, will also be visible. Despite the variety, probably no planet can…
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Blue Solids, Red Liquids, and Yellow Gases
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During this eye-opening unit, students create visual representations of some very abstract concepts, and in the process eliminate many of their misconceptions about matter. All you need are some colored pencils and…
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The Prepared Practitioner: Groundwater—A Green Issue
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This issue’s theme—“Going Green”—relates to environmental education. In an article published in the Journal of Science Teacher Education, Dickerson and colleagues (2007) discuss issues related to the lack of groundwater…
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Effective Strategies for Engaging Students in Large-Lecture, Nonmajors Science Courses
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This article reports on the impacts of changing an introductory environmental science class to move away from standard lecture delivery to increase student engagement in class. The class was designed around small-group…
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Editor’s Note: Conceptual Understanding
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Weather. Doesn’t that sound like an easy topic to teach and learn? Children experience it without effort and without even thinking about it. But, that’s part of the problem. We need to take every opportunity to create…
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Calibrated Peer Review (CPR), an online program that purportedly helps students develop as writers and critical thinkers, is being increasingly used by science educators. CPR is an enticing tool since it does not…
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Scope on the Skies: Follow the Drinking Gourd
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As you gaze into the stars during the month of February, remember the plight of African Americans and their ancestors. During the years leading up to and during the Civil War, slaves relied on their knowledge of stars…
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A Model of the INEEL Science and Engineering Expo for Middle Schools
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The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) created a high-impact, inquiry-based science and engineering expo that engages students in learning and exploring science, mathematics, engineering,…
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Student performance in lecture-based versus case study-based instruction was compared in this study. Case-based teaching that emphasized problem solving and discussion significantly improved student performance on exams…
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Scope on Safety: Clearing the air on ventilation
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Poor ventilation is often a topic of conversation relative to safety concerns in school science laboratories. Too often, school science laboratories have ventilation systems that are inappropriate and ineffective for…
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