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The pipe cleaner DNA model uses simple materials, but offers limitless opportunities for realistic manipulation, including DNA replication, mutation, and protein synthesis. The activity is also appropriate for students…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Earthquakes!
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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue covers two books that deal with earthquakes.
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Roller Coasters!
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Students of all ages are fascinated by the ups, downs, loops, and twists of roller coaster rides! What they may not realize is that there is a lot of science involved in making a roller coaster work. This month’s column…
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A Course in Nanotechnology for Nonscience Majors
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Chemistry is a good entry to many topics in nanotechnology. This paper describes a non-science majors' course in which chemical concepts provide the background to the study of this new field.
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Science Sampler: Differentiated assessment
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One of the goals of science education is to encourage students to think and reason at increasingly higher levels. In order to accomplish this goal, the authors created a unique form of assessment that not only…
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A lesson on snow demonstrates several principles of practice for using models in elementary science. The article also discusses how models can be used to help students construct meaning as they compare the properties of…
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Science Sampler: Putting the science back in the science fair
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Despite the value of a science fair, the reality is that students often consult the internet to find a science fair topic. This usually means that their projects may not be something they are curious about, or they may…
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The National Science Education Teaching Standards state that students should be provided with opportunities to use resources outside the classroom (Standard D; NRC 1996). Involving parents in learning, including…
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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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