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The valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model (VSEPR model) provides a simple way of predicting the molecular geometries. However, the particularly challenging part in demonstrating the VSEPR models is to show the “…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Imaginative Inventions
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In today's fast-growing, highly competitive global marketplace, innovative thinking is more important than ever. Encourage your students' creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills with these technological…
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Scratch This! The IF-AT as a Technique for Stimulating Group Discussion and Exposing Misconceptions
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Frequent and immediate feedback is critical for learning and retaining content as well as developing effective learning teams (Michaelson, Knight, and Fink 2004). The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT)…
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For many years, publications such as the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996) and The Science Teacher (TST) have encouraged teachers to focus science classes more heavily on inquiry-based instructional…
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The traditional sequence for teaching science is biology first, then chemistry, and physics last. This article focuses on the Illinois State Board of Education's proposal for the development of a three-year coherent…
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What can glaciers tell us about volcanoes and atmospheric conditions? How does this information relate to our understanding of climate change? Ice Core Investigations is an original and innovative activity that explores…
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Commentary: Curriculum Versus the Volcano
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An opinion piece about the vinegar-volcano chemistry demonstration, and how science teachers have the tendency to fall back on dramatic demonstrations presented without much explanation or application.
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Learning to Write and Writing to Learn in Science: Refutational Texts and Analytical Rubrics
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Most middle school science teachers are familiar with the idea of reading and writing across the curriculum. We, as science teachers, understand that our students need time, practice, and lots of encouragement in order…
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Editor’s Corner: A Look Back (2008)
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The end of the year is always a time for reflection and looking back. Even though December may feel more like midyear for teachers, the end of the calendar year inevitably brings top 10 lists, reviews of the best the…
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Students expressed strong positive feelings about inquiry-based teaching methods the authors developed and implemented in an undergraduate exercise physiology laboratory course. Inquiry-based learning resulted in a…
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Assessing Student Understanding
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Science education has moved from the traditional lecture-and-demonstration model toward a student inquiry model. Although science teachers know that inquiry teaching is desirable, they are frequently at a loss when it…
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Editor's Note: The History of Our Planet
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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This article discusses students using technology to build their literacy across science disciplines. Six free software and web applications are highlighted, as well as ways to use them in the classroom.
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Inquiry and Developing Interpretations from Evidence
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When developing a rubric or criteria for assessment, teachers should be sure that they are accurately gauging student understanding. Good questions for teachers to ask themselves are, “What would I consider evidence of…
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Case Study: The Wisdom of Groups
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What is it about small groups that make them so powerful? The answer is straightforward: Groups tend to solve problems better than even the brightest individuals because “many hands make light work,” and “two heads are…
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