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Most teachers and parents will agree: Children are natural inventors. They also enjoy building things with such manipulatives as Legos. Robotics was the route to dynamic, problem-based learning for fourth- and fifth-…
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Exploring Biodiversity's Big Ideas in Your School Yard
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Exploring biodiversity in your school yard is an excellent way to engage students in learning about the natural world and provides them with skills and knowledge that will support students to successfully understand…
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Recent studies have indicated that college undergraduates have retained little understanding of the information in the science courses they have taken when they graduate. Science is taught as detailed, factual content…
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Have you ever worked with your students on some authentic problem? An issue in the school or community comes up and your class studies it? Most of you probably have. You have taught using some instructional technique…
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Science Sampler: Inquiry with earthworms
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Earthworms wiggle their way into your science curriculum in this fun and hands-on activity. Students experiment with earthworms to gain a better understanding of the process of scientific inquiry and hone their research…
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Integrating Instuction Through Inquiry... The I-3 Project
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To prepare teachers for implementing an integrated curriculum, the University of Louisiana at Monroe conducted a program of professional development for teachers called Integrating Instruction through Inquiry, or I-3…
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What savvy shopper does not love a sale? A big sign announcing “25% off” will catch your eye and make you think about buying it, even if the item is something you don’t need. How much more compelling, then, if this…
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Editor’s Corner: National Lab Day
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In November 2009, President Obama helped launch National Lab Day (NLD)—an initiative that promises to become the most ambitious science–education partnership project ever in the United States. NLD is a nationwide…
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Measuring Molecules: An interdisciplinary lesson incorporates ecology and mathematics
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This interdisciplinary project investigates the enormous environment-polluting power of uncontrolled petroleum products. While focusing on mathematics and science, this exercise helps students to conceptually transfer…
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These activities allow you to construct your own path to teaching the solar system. The collection of ideas include connections to language arts, social studies, science, math, art, and music.
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Every Day Science: November 2009
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Going Wild With Graphs
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Just as words can tell a story, so can graphs. Pick up a newspaper or magazine and you will probably see several articles accompanied by graphs. Graphs are useful because they communicate information visually and can…
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An Introduction to Tissue Engineering Using Hydrogels
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This article presents a three-part classroom activity that introduces students to examples of research in the field of tissue engineering and allows them to replicate experiments being done in university laboratories…
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Experiences, Patterns, and Explanations
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In an activity sequence that took place over several days, the class learned about sound and how people hear sounds. Following each activity, students engaged in whole-group sharing sessions and individual journal-…
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Idea Bank: Students as Nano-Detectives
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Nanotechnology is quickly beginning to revolutionize medicine, building materials, electronics, and even the clothes we wear. The internet offers a plethora of information, images, and interactive simulations dealing…
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