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Career of the Month: An Interview With Herpetologist Robert Drewes
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For the last decade, herpetologist Robert Drewes has documented the biodiversity of São Tomé and Príncipe, two remote islands off the west coast of Africa. These islands are unique for the number of species that live…
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The declining cost of computers and wireless networks has made laptop programs more affordable than ever. At the same time, the internet resources available to teachers and students have grown exponentially in the 15…
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Quarked!TMAdventures in the Subatomic Universe is a free, educational website developed by a team of physicists, educators, and designers at the University of Kansas to introduce students to scale and the nature of…
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Careers in Science: An interview with physical vapor deposition and coatings expert Patrick Sullivan
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month's feature, find out how Patrick Sullivan became involved in this particular science.
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Real Science or Marketing Hype?
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The Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS) at the University of Illinois, in collaboration with local Champaign-area teachers, has developed classroom activities designed…
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Favorite Demonstration: MOS -- The Critical Elements of Doing Effective Classroom Demonstrations
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There is a wealth of evidence showing that students can remember many of their science class demonstrations for countless years. This is a good testimony to the emotional impact of demonstrations. One way to make them…
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Science Sampler: Jumping to the right conclusions, inferences, and predictions
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Writing meaningful conclusions, drawing accurate inferences, and making relevant predictions are essential skills that many adolescents lack. The differences among conclusions, inferences, and predictions, although…
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Modeling Success during Earth Science Week
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If your students are going to learn about scientific inquiry and the nature of science, you must be explicit, or purposeful, in your planning, presentation, and assessment of these concepts. The activity and details…
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The Early Years: Learning by Nature
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses getting children comfortable with nature by facilitating positive outdoor experiences.
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Formative Assessment Probes: Confronting Common Folklore—Catching a Cold
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Formative assessment probes can help teachers find out what students' ideas are before teaching lessons and use the information to adjust instructional strategies. This article gives an example teachers can use to see…
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This article details the experiences of a fifth-grade class taking part in a NASA project in which students make observations of clouds and other weather data in order to reinforce satellite data and scientific research.
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This exercise visually demonstrates that the binding of calcium to calmodulin changes its conformation to allow binding to a target protein, calcium/calmodulin protein kinase II. It introduces undergraduates to the…
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Service learning provides a novel learning experience for science students while furnishing a service to the community. The implementation and assessment of a service learning project involving an Earth science fair are…
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Instead of tedious labeling of rocks, geology is a dynamic, relevant field that in many ways provides a context and connection for all other fields of science. This selection includes notes from the field editor of…
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Across the City and Across Grades: Investigating Energy Flow in the Boston Harbor Ecosystem
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Discover how students can conduct an in-depth study of a local ecosystem.
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