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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Isopod Inquiry: Students learn experimental design by studying sowbug food preferences
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For any science teacher who has ever used slugs or snails for behavioral studies, sowbugs—also known as isopods or pillbugs—are a welcome alternative. This inquiry-based activity is an investigation of sowbugs'…
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Science 2.0: Paper Slide Videos
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue explores making paper slide videos in which students collaborate to publish creative, low-tech video projects that demonstrate their understanding…
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Tried and True: Inquiring about water quality
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This Tried and True activity asks students to purify a sample of water. After a short narrative describing a fish’s journey downstream past various sources of pollution, students are presented with the focus question, "…
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Editor's Note (November/December 2001)
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts about the horror of September 11, 2001, and its immediate effect on children in classrooms and its effect on what should happen in our classrooms now and in the future.
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Lights, Camera, and the Action of Science
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In this day and age, students spend much of their time glued to their television sets. This is understandable as many of today’s programs are action packed and narrative in nature, and thus attractive to students. When…
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Society for College Science Teachers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—Introductory Biology Textbooks
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As editions of textbooks age, we are all forced to reexamine the universe of books and select one to use for three to four semesters. After 30 years of selecting textbooks, the author is still confronted with the…
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This simple, at-home activity explores reaction time. Working with a partner, a student drops a ruler for the partner to catch. Measuring the distance that the ruler fell before being caught can be used to calculate…
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Embracing Controversy in the Classroom
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Controversial topics such as stem-cell research can help build scientific understanding, enhance communication skills, and develop an appreciation for civic decision making. This five-tiered approach allows students to…
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Every Day Science—October 2008
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Tools of Engagement: Using Case Studies in Synchronous Distance-Learning Environments
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Faced with the challenges of addressing a variety of student learning styles, academic levels, and demographics, incorporating innovative learning strategies, attaining higher-level thinking skills, and offering new…
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Cartoons—An Alternative Learning Assessment
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In order to fully understand student learning, we science teachers need to know the ideas that students bring into the classroom. Plus, good assessment calls for ongoing evaluation of students’ progress and difficulties…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Animal Nutritionist Mark Edwards
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As an animal nutritionist with the Zoological Society of San Diego, Mark Edwards loves being part of a unique program that strives to provide world-class, science-based care for animals. The experience he brings to his…
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Libros de Ciencias en Espanol (2006): A selection of recent science trade books in Spanish
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If you have Spanish-speaking students in your science class, you will likely be interested in learning about the recent releases of Spanish trade books for children. From delightful board books and counting books for…
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There are several topics that give students concern, but evolution is the most troubling subject area covered in biology courses. The purpose of this study is to assess the students' understanding and acceptance of the…
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