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Research and Teaching: An Analysis of Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) in a Science Lecture Classroom
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Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) is an online tool being used to integrate a writing component in classrooms. In an introductory zoology lecture class, the authors found that CPR-assigned scores were significantly higher…
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Every Day Science Calendar: July 2008
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Kyle Maynard’s book entitled No Excuses is an inspirational story that shows how a positive attitude can lead to great achievements, even when against the odds. Here the author describes how she uses Maynard’s “no…
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Demonstrating wave processes quantitatively in the classroom using standard classroom tools (such as Slinkys and wave tanks) can be difficult. As a result, through a collaborative effort, The Plymouth Wave Lab website…
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These exciting activities will capture your student's attention as they embark on a virtual field trip to Yellow Stone National Park via websites designed for especially for middle school students (see Resources). They…
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Volunteer Scientist-in-the-Classroom Partnership in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
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In 1897, long before the entertainment industry made Nashville famous with country music and the Grand Ole Opry, the city was known as the “Athens of the South,” with numerous institutions of higher learning. A century…
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After the Bell: Beachcombing for fossils
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If you have ever taken a field trip to a natural history museum or an aquarium, you may have noticed in the gift shop a display of fossil shark teeth that can be as old as 65 million years for sale. Where did these…
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Methods and Strategies: Selecting Appropriate Topics
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue looks at why some science topics seemingly present roadblocks to learning, strategies teachers may consider in analyzing and…
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Natural Resources: Outdoor Classrooms
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An outdoor classroom is the ideal vehicle for community involvement: Parents, native plant societies, 4-H, garden clubs, and master naturalists are all resources waiting to be tapped, as are local businesses offering…
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For the classroom teacher, the potato can be an affordable "root of endless possibilities." Therefore, when helping students prepare for yearly participation in the Invent America program (an annual nationwide invention…
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Delve into microbiology with the assistance of micro*scope--a free, online resource with an image-rich database of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes. The resource can be easily incorporated into the science curriculum…
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Tech Trek: The move to movies: Instruction that engages
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Take a look at the latest classroom technology. Learn about the latest movie software for your computer that allows you to create your own instructional materials and students to present their own multimedia projects.
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With the help of coordinators from Louisiana State University—Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, this cross-curricular project in science, math, history, and environmental science resulted in an ongoing stewardship…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Moon Phases and Models
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From the time they are very young, children are naturally curious about the Moon. They may wonder about the different shapes of the Moon when they look up at the night sky. In this month’s primary lesson, students…
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Editor's Note: Technology to Best Fit the Need
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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