Enhance Nature Exploration With Technology

Journal Article | June 2012

This article describes using technology as a tool to provide and enhance students' connection with nature. Students use digital photography of nature to tell a story.

Point of View: Who Is Catching Up With Whom? Internationalization of Science Education

Journal Article | December 2011

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue compares Chinese chemistry and chemistry education to that of the United States.

Science Sampler: From speaking to writing in the structured English immersion science classroom

Journal Article | August 2010

In most cases, structured English immersion (SEI) has replaced bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) programs as the preferred method of educating English language learners (ELLs). As a result, science…

The Early Years: Pair Up

Journal Article | June 2010

Become part of a professional learning community by pairing up to exchange ideas and lesson plans. Professional development in real-life situations and collaborations with others is part of the National Science…

Career of the Month: An Interview With Arborist Tchukki Andersen

Journal Article | June 2010

If you like being outside and have a fondness for trees, this may be the career for you. Professional arborists are trained in the art and science of planting, caring for, and maintaining trees. Arborist Tchukki…

Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Journal Article | April 2002

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…

Science Sampler: Consistency + Diversity = Scientific Literacy

Journal Article | November 2006

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…

Scope on Safety: Greener is cleaner, and safer

Journal Article | February 2005

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…

Curriculum in the Fast Lane: An electric vehicle program challenges students throughout the state of Georgia

Journal Article | February 2003

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…

Ocean Acidification: Hands-On Experiments to Explore the Causes and Consequences

Journal Article | January 2011

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…

Diving into Literature, Mathematics, and Science

Journal Article | August 2002

Students dive into this integrated lesson structured around Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Tried and True: Teaching the practice of science, unteaching the “scientific method”

Journal Article | June 2010

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…

Issues In-Depth: Advancing understanding of drug addiction and treatment

Journal Article | January 2009

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…

Editor's Note (November/December 2005)

Journal Article | October 2005

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.

Seeing the Carbon Cycle

Journal Article | December 2005

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…