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Evidence from Apollo: How science teachers can show students that humans have landed on the Moon
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Did we really land on the Moon? How do we know? The "conspiracy theory" which says that astronauts did not land on the Moon is largely based on photographic evidence and does not mention the samples brought back from…
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Methods and Strategies: "Inquirize" Your Teaching
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The basic elements of inquiry include: ask a question, conduct an investigation, make observations and collect data, use data to develop an explanation, and communicate results. The 5E learning cycle model is very…
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In this article, the authors present a sequence of activities from a curriculum about light for third and fourth graders that supports students in learning to disagree like scientists. This sequence of activities helps…
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Teaching the New Taxonomy: Getting up to speed on recent developments in taxonomy
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Not only is today's taxonomy very different than we learned in school, but it is also different than the system in most textbooks. These exercises are a good way to encourage students to think about the basic assumption…
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Teaching through Trade Books: Into the Woods
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In today’s electronic age of video games and mp3 players, children are not spending as much time outdoors as past generations did. Many fear that as a result children are becoming increasingly alienated from the natural…
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Science 2.0: Flipping Your Classroom in One "Take"
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue examines one approach to flipping the classroom.
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The Science Behind a NASA Poster
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Teachers can take advantage of free space-education materials from NASA. Posters provide information about NASA, space science, and careers in science, as well as lessons plans and activities. Ordering information is…
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As the authors approached a unit on magnets with their first-grade students, they decided to incorporate more inquiry into their district’s learning module, Magnets: Elementary Science and Technology Module for Primary…
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Active Learning Strategies: The Top 10
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Conceptual change instruction recognizes that students bring personal, or naive, conceptions to the classroom, which they use to explain their world, interpret situations, and create meaning (Driver et al. 2007). But…
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Editor’s Note: Investigation Skills
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To borrow an idea from John Dewey, problem solving is both the method and purpose of education. Teaching investigation skills can help students move into understanding and applying content to solve real problems.…
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Ask the Experts—September 2007
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In this month’s column, the experts address the following question: Why do mosquitoes ignore me, while they devour my brother-in-law!
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Mixture Mystery: Basic lab techniques and rules for the first day of chemistry class
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This article features a lab that is easy to prepare, takes about 30 minutes to do, involves simple equipment and techniques, and yet allows students to experience the scientific method. The only subject matter involved…
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Safe Science: Laboratory Safety: Welcome Aboard!
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Why has The Science Teacher initiated a new safety column? Walk into a typical science classroom today and you are likely to see the teacher conducting a demonstration or students doing hands-on laboratory work. This…
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Science and nonscience majors work together in a remote field setting on authentic marine research projects supervised by faculty from multiple disciplines and institutions. In the process, they learn science by doing…
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Science Sampler: Creating caddisfly cases
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The larval stage of a northern casemaker caddisfly provides a creative hands-on activity for students while also introducing them to aquatic insect development and adaptations to stream life. This project is an…
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