The Sound of Crickets

Journal Article | October 2009

With the range of conflicting ideas about issues such as climate change and global warming, it has never been more important to let our students outside—beyond the classroom door—to evaluate the validity of such claims…

Simple Machines in the Community

Journal Article | February 2008

The community can be a powerful context and mini-laboratory for cultivating students’ common understandings of science and mathematics. On the island of Panay in the Philippines, the community was the starting place for…

Idea Bank: Success with Science Folders

Journal Article | November 2003

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s issue, the author describes how using science folders helps students to be more organized and improves achievement.

Helping Graduate Teaching Assistants Lead Discussions with Undergraduate Students: A Few Simple Teaching Strategies

Journal Article | June 2005

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) are frequently asked to lead discussion groups. These groups generally take the form of tutorials, review sessions, or problem-based learning classes. In their preparation, what to…

The Accreditation Process for Science: The Path Leads to Unintended (Positive) Consequences

Journal Article | August 2011

This article discusses how a community of scholars came together to create assessments across science departments for a teacher preparation program in secondary science teaching.

Editorial: Every Good Being Deserves Favor

Journal Article | February 2012

The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Every Day Science Calendar: July 2009

Journal Article | June 2009

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.

Commentary: Budget Science

Journal Article | August 2004

Every student should be provided with high quality teaches who provide high quality instruction in support of student learning and achievement. So then the question is, “How do we make that happen?” Basically, there are…

Tech trek: Viewing volcanoes

Journal Article | February 2005

Help students make real-world connections to Earth science concepts such as volcanoes with the help of modern technology. This article enumerates several websites where students can explore these forces of nature in a…

Discovering Diversity

Journal Article | February 2000

Multicultural education seeks to “affirm cultural pluralism within a culturally diverse society and in an interdependent world” (Bennett, 1999). Therefore, the authors helped a group of preservice teachers develop an…

Book Your Summer Vacation

Journal Article | June 2012

NSTA Recommends reviewers present a summer reading list.

Chemistry on Camera: Integrating technology into the science laboratory

Journal Article | March 2001

Identifying useful, effective, and feasible methods of integrating technology into science classrooms is very important and can be challenging. With this in mind, this article features a relevant, innovative lab…

Editorial: A Night at the Circus

Journal Article | June 2007

Student evaluations of faculty teaching are imperfect and incomplete, but they are here to stay. Students’ ignorance of what it takes to do our jobs would be mostly a source of amusement, except for the fact that many—…

Teaching Through Trade Books: Let's Try It Out in the Air

Journal Article | February 2011

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue, the lessons challenge students' common misconception that air is "nothing." Students participate in activities, collect evidence…

Natural Resources: A Sixth Sense

Journal Article | October 2011

This column helps bring the outdoors into your curriculum. This month’s issue talks about instilling a sense of wonder in your students.