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The Hudson River Watershed contains a variety of geologic, topographic, climatic, and hydrologic features and a diversity of land-use patterns—making it an ideal model for studying human impact on the coastal…
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Methods and Strategies: The Reflective Assessment Technique
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Teachers often rely on student questions, their observations of students at work, and their own intuition to monitor how well students are learning. However, the authors found that teachers learn more about their…
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Point of View: A Lateral View of Darwin
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Last year, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin (1809–1882); it has been approximately 150 years since the publication of On the Origin of Species on the theory of evolution by natural…
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Transformative Professional Development: Inquiry-Based College Science Teaching Institutes
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Two summer institutes had the overall goal of promoting learning and practice of inquiry-based college science teaching. They involved a collaborative and active learning format for participants that involved all phases…
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Flooded! An Investigation of Sea-Level Rise in a Changing Climate
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Explore how melting ice sheets affect global sea levels. Sea-level rise (SLR) is a rise in the water level of the Earth's oceans. There are two major kinds of ice in the polar regions: sea ice and land ice. Land ice…
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Editor's Note: Happy New Year and Welcome to the New Millennium
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Working as a Team: Preparing a Problem Awareness File
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A generic teaching format in which students actively participate in a whole-class collaborative-learning experience is described. The entire class, divided into groups, made a joint effort to overcome a hypothetical…
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Modeling Olympus Mons from the Earth
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Compare mountains found on Earth and Mars by creating two-dimensional block models. Students will be amazed by the immensity of the sheild volcano Olympus Mons located on Mars.
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Green Science: Organic Milk—Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side?
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This column focuses on issues related to environmentally friendly and sustainable science. In this month’s column we look at the costs and benefits of producing organic milk.
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Humble Advice for New Science Teachers
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By understanding the relationship between practical knowledge and teaching techniques, new teachers can improve upon the learning experiences of students. The author shares approaches to teaching that she found…
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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Mastering Classroom Management (Part 2)
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This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue discusses classroom management.
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Science Sampler: Happy science Mother’s Day
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It’s almost May and review for final exams will soon be in full swing. Mother’s Day is celebrated every second Sunday in May. Have students combine their use of science vocabulary and their love for Mom by creating…
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Editor’s Corner: Closing the Gap With Summer Reading
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Among the fascinating anecdotes Gladwell offers up in his recent book, Outliers (2008), is his description of research into the socioeconomic achievement gap—why children from underprivileged families traditionally lag…
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Science Sampler: Cartoon-initiated conversations
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If you are looking to break away from the rut of lab, lecture, film, and notes, cartoon-initiated discussion is for you. You will see student interest and engagement climb due to the novel approach, the empowerment of…
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Going Bananas Over Fruit: Using Habits of Mind to Foster Nutritional Literacy
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Science literacy for all students is an education goal in the United States, as well as in many other parts of the world. Habits of mind are the skills and attitudes that students need to develop in order to understand…
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