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A Virtual, Shoestring Vacation
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If there is a discrepancy between the scope of your imagination and the depth of your bank account, this may be the ideal summer to stretch your horizons by diving into a good book. You can take a virtual vacation to…
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Methods and Strategies: Concept-Focused Teaching
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One of the main problems we face in science teaching is that students are learning isolated facts and missing central concepts. For instance, consider what you know about life cycles. Chances are that you remember…
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Swivel Seating in Large Lecture Theaters and Its Impact on Student Discussions and Learning
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This paper compares two different designs of remodeled, large lecture-theater designs: one with traditional tiered rows and one with swivel seating to facilitate face-to-face discussions during lectures and the impact…
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Editors' Note: Moving Toward the Next Generation Science Standards
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Every Day Science Calendar: October 2010
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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This summer, the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico unfolded with more drama than a summer blockbuster. America was riveted by a deadly explosion, a seemingly unstoppable geyser of toxic petroleum, beach…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Words to the Wild
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A notebook is perhaps the single most important piece of equipment a naturalist takes into the field. But notebooks are not only for use by field scientists: They are also excellent tools for helping students record…
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Boxes of mystery objects reveal a coming year of science inquiry. With the use of simple, readily available materials, an efficient mystery box lesson can be a first-week hit that sets the bar for the rest of the year.
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After the Bell: Adopting and observing
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Much of science requires long periods of observation, but students in traditional classrooms have limited opportunities to make scientific observations. An "adoption journal" provides practice in making these detailed…
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The author developed a project-based curriculum called the "EnergyNet Energy Audit Project," to teach students about energy. Students look for wasted energy—energy being consumed without benefit to people—in a building…
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Have you ever noticed that the water level in a measuring cup is higher at the sides than at the center? Can you explain how it is possible for water striders to walk on water? What are the physical properties of water…
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Science 101: How do plants make their own food?
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Plants make their own food through a process called photosynthesis, a term that comes from the Greek language, meaning “arranging with light.” In this article, a botanist describes the fundamental concept of…
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On a bright spring day last year, high school environmental science students led third graders on a dynamic learning adventure as part of an annual Outdoor Ecology School. At a water-monitoring site in a nearby national…
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Fourth-grade students’ inquiry skills are tested when a container of mealworms arrives and they are given the opporunity to explore an unfamiliar organism. Students complete a series of mealworm activities, from…
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From Mystery Seed to Mangrove Island
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Introducing a mystery object is an easy strategy to implement and allows teachers to pre-assess students’ knowledge about local natural resources. Misconceptions can be noted as teachers record initial inquiries and…
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