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Tried and True: Whatever floats your boat
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Ever since Archimedes ran down the streets of ancient Greece shouting, “Eureka!,” scientists have understood that a submerged body displaces a volume of water equal to its own volume. Scientists also came to realize…
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The Home Zone: Flying Together
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Airplanes, like kites and other flying objects, are of great interest to elementary children. Like the Wright brothers and countless other aviation pioneers, children seem to enjoy the process of designing, making, and…
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The Case of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: The Scientific Process and How it Relates to Everyday Life
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In this case study, based on the reported rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in April 2005, students examine a real-world example of the scientific process and explore the practical implications of their…
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Learning by Doing: Teaching the Process of Inquiry
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Through this "blind" observation exercise, you can bring science alive using inquiry to link the needs, interest, and experiences of your students. The authors provide a general model for inquiry lessons as well as…
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Scope on the Skies: Comet Watch
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses comets.
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Grassroots Environmentalism: Promoting inquiry-based learning through an outdoor education program
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Students of the Riverside Military Academy (RMA) came up with the idea of starting a grassroots environmental club and within a year had 50 members. This article explains how they began their focus and misson by…
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Scope on the Skies: March Mars Madness
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses myths surrounding Mars and how it appears in the sky when it reaches opposition.
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This activity introduces students to the pros and cons of a renewable energy source, allowing them to experience how energy can change form from mechanical to electrical. Pairs of students are challenged to build a set…
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Science Sampler: Torricelli, Pascal, and PVC pipe
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Two giants of science who led the way to our understanding of atmospheric pressure and fluids were Evangelista Torricelli and Blaise Pascal. By conducting experiments inspired by those of Torricelli and Pascal using…
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As prices soar to over $3 a gallon, “it” has become a hotly contested political issue. Wars and other international conflicts have erupted over access to “it,” and pumping “it” out of the ground has become more and more…
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The Case Study: The Wolf, the Moose, and the Fir Tree
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This analysis case study is based on an article that appeared in Science entitled “Wolves, Moose, and Tree Rings on Isle Royal,” by B. E. McLaren and R. O. Peterson (1994). Although developed for a sophomore ecology…
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Idea Bank: Asking Authentic Questions with Tangible Consequences
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For physics teachers, it seems irresponsible to teach energy without asking students hard, relevant questions such as, “What will we do when oil becomes prohibitively expensive?” Therefore, in the fall of 2005, the…
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The author incorporated the ExploraVision competition into the energy unit of her school's physics curriculum with the help of a media specialist.
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Intelligent Teaching: Using the theory of multiple intelligences in the inquiry classroom
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Incorporating the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) into the science classroom can create a better learning environment for all students. In this article the authors discuss the MI theory and offer suggestions for…
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Model-Based Inquiry (MBI) is an emergent instructional strategy that is gaining acceptance among science educators. This approach to learning realistically mirrors the work of scientists, who develop and test hypotheses…
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