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Turtle Conservation and Citizen Science: A Winning Combination for Your Classroom
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Connect students to the natural world by studying the impact of invasive species in your neck of the woods.
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: (Books Published in 2002)
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This article contains a list of the outstanding science trade books published in 2002. It includes information about the selection process, committee, and the NSTA and CBC.
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Editor’s Corner: The Central Science
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Of all the subjects, chemistry should arguably be the most enjoyable; it is filled with things that bubble, change color, burst into flame, and otherwise provide visual and intellectual intrigue. As the paradigmatic…
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Teaching Teachers: Standards Direct Preservice Teacher Portfolios
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Portfolios provide an opportunity and a structure for teachers to document and describe their teaching, articulate professional knowledge, and reflect on what, how, and why they teach. In this article, a required…
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The Home Zone: Get Familiar with Fingerprints
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Welcome to The Home Zone, Science and Children’s new column that presents simple everyday science activities for children and their families to do together. We hope you’ll find the activities a fun and easy way to spend…
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What lives in the pond? Did frogs hop from another pond to ours? How do tadpoles get into the pond? And Could our pond be polluted? These questions were addressed in a professional development program that takes…
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This article describes using learning centers to advance English language learners' linguistic fluency.
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Students at one school first encounter Anton Von Leeuwenhoek in the first half of fourth grade when they begin a major study of microscopy. This article describes some successful microscope activities for students and a…
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Teachers and students alike deal with certain levels of anxiety. But how much is too much, and what can students do to cope?
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Particle Physics Primer: Explaining the Standard Model of matter
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For the past 35 years, scientists have developed a more basic model of the universe—the Standard Model—that specifically addresses the age-old question, "What is the world made of?" The Standard Model of matter provides…
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Case Study: A Question of Responsibility—Whose Asbestos Caused Her Lung Disease?
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This actual lawsuit, tried in 2006 in Madison County, Illinois, provided the inspiration for a case used in a Physical Geology course. The case is used to teach mineralogy as well as touch on the complexities of melding…
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Peer-Led Team Learning: A new teaching model focuses on student achievement through active learning
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Students are more likely to honestly express their ideas—both scientifically valid conceptions and misconceptions—in a peer group where they have no fear than in front of a teacher who will be issuing grades. The Peer-…
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Using a Cycle to Find Solutions
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The National Research Council has suggested that science classes need to become more active and authentic (NRC 1996). To help with this effort, Thayer Model Engineering was created several years ago as an inquiry…
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This study assesses students' conceptual understanding and interest during the electrochemistry unit of a physics course for nonphysics majors that was revised in light of consistently low ratings from its students. The…
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Development of a Laboratory Course in Nonmajors General Biology for Distance Education
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For distance-education students, the requirement for a laboratory course can present a significant hurdle to completing degree requirements. To better serve these nontraditional students, the authors developed a…
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