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Discover why we don't feel like we are spinning even though the Earth is spinning at close to 1,609 kph by delving into this month's, Ask the Experts column. You're sure to be satisfied with the interesting and factual…
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Society for College Science Teachers: iPods -- Informative or Invasive?
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The ubiquitous devices, known as iPods, are being used in a variety of teacher-centered ways. In some classes, students are using them to record interviews and produce reports or other audio or video products to be…
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Science Sampler: Engineering in the classroom
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In an effort to educate students about engineering, teachers in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, area challenged their students to become engineers. Students were given the tools they needed to design, create, and race a…
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Action-Based Research Teams: Collaborating to Improve Science Instruction
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Action-based research teams, a partnership of scientists, science educators, master teachers, graduate students and undergraduates, have been established at Purdue University to improve undergraduate instruction in the…
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Idea Bank: Clarifying Tropical Cyclone Activity in Centuries Past
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In order to truly answer questions of hurricane frequency one must move past short-term human-documented meteorological records and find environmental proxies for determining historical hurricanes. Just recently, Miller…
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This article describes an online climate change curriculum that incorporates dynamic computer models that enable students to visualize the complex interactions related to climate change science. Students learn how…
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Editor's Roundtable: You Can't Just "Wing It"
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Editor's Corner: Dynamic Earth
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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NSTA's 2011–2012 president writes a message for science educators.
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In this case study, students grapple with the complex issues surrounding the use of DDT to control malaria, which affects millions of people in developing nations. In their examination of the issues, students consider…
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Science Sampler: Inquiry into measuring
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It is important for students to understand that numbers in science often involve measurements and that measurements have limited precision. The following two activities demonstrate the limitations of measurement tools…
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The Ins and Outs of Guided Reading
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A teacher and author of children’s books provides a model for incorporating guided reading strategies into the classroom. Includes extensions and cross-curricular activities along with suggestions of what to do before,…
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue find out what the author faced while expressing interest in some summer part-time work to apply…
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This case study describes materials and teaching strategies used in an introductory physics course at a Portuguese university. The study provides evidence of student success and offers insights and suggestions on how to…
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Teaching in the human anatomy field is evolving rapidly with the introduction of innovative instructional methods. This article features more efficient teaching techniques using digital images.
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