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Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy
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Writing a statement of teaching philosophy is a cornerstone of reflective and scholarly practice in teaching and learning. A strategic set of practical and philosophical guidelines, including a definition, elements, and…
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Science Sampler: Consistency + Diversity = Scientific Literacy
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Celebrate diversity, build a sense of community, and foster science literacy in each of your students by implementing the strategies that are described in this article. Students will learn how to communicate within…
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Scope on Safety: Greener is cleaner, and safer
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Indigenous people of many continents have practiced the concept of going"green" for centuries--you should too! Green chemistry, or sustainable chemistry, substitutes nonhazardous chemicals for those that pose high risks…
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The advancement of electric vehicle (EV) research is primarily due to increasing global concern over air pollution and greenhouse gases caused by vehicle emissions. This project gives students a deeper respect for the…
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Ocean Acidification: Hands-On Experiments to Explore the Causes and Consequences
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Ocean acidification is one of the most serious environmental issues facing the planet (e.g., Doney 2006; Guinotte and Fabry 2009). It is caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Human activities such as…
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Diving into Literature, Mathematics, and Science
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Students dive into this integrated lesson structured around Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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Tried and True: Teaching the practice of science, unteaching the “scientific method”
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Many teachers continue to teach the scientific method not only because they too were taught to believe in it, but also because it is still emphasized in many textbooks. However, it was just such mechanical teaching of…
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Issues In-Depth: Advancing understanding of drug addiction and treatment
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While most school districts utilize a drug abuse resistance curriculum, as science teachers, it is our responsibility to understand the science behind drug addiction in order to most effectively educate our students…
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Editor's Note (November/December 2005)
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Scientists write in many ways as they develop and share what they do. It only makes sense that our students do as well. This issue presents ideas for using writing to create purpose in science class.
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The most important biochemical reactions for life in the ocean and on Earth are cellular respiration and photosynthesis. These two reactions play a central role in the carbon cycle. The ocean-based carbon cycle is…
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Science 101: Do other planets have summer?
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This articles tackles the question of whether other planets have a summer, what it consists of and how their summers relate and differ from our own on Earth.
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Like peanut butter and jelly, kindergarteners and dinosaurs go well together. Therefore, the authors developed a cross-curricular unit based on the books All Aboard the Dinotrain (Lund and Fine 2006) and Dinosailors (…
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The Building Blocks of Geology
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Elementary level students often have difficulty grasping the difference between minerals and rocks. Because minerals and rocks are basic to the understanding and study of Earth science, knowledge of their…
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Science Shorts: Snowflake Symmetry
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Even if you get snow in your area, studying real snowflakes in situ can be challenging, but you can still develop a dynamic, hands- and minds-on exploration that can be conducted year-round. Images of actual snowflakes…
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Embed Assessment in Your Teaching
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Broadly defined, embedded assessment using performance tasks requires students to write, read, and solve problems in genuine, rather than artificial ways. It is as an ongoing, cyclical process in which teachers gather…
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