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Commentary: Science the Write Way
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An opinion piece about the rapid advances in science and the challenges it represents for classroom teachers.
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"Biology Education"—An Emerging Interdisciplinary Area of Research
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Middle Tennessee State University recently developed an interdisciplinary PhD program with a specific concentration in "biology education." The program brings together faculty with expertise in basic biology, biology…
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Formative Assessment Probes: Food for Plants: A Bridging Concept
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses whether students think plants need food or not.
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Editor's Corner: Achieving Standards Through Integrated Science
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Conceiving a means to help students see the relevancy of science to the world around them, and after extensive discussions between the natural sciences department and the journalism program, the faculty at Baruch…
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Life in the Universe: A summary of recent developments in the field of astrobiology
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How widespread is life in the universe? The field of astrobiology has been revolutionized within the last few years, and this article offers a concise summary of recent developments, which cross many scientific…
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More and more plays dealing with science are coming to the stage. This provides a wonderful opportunity for science teachers to engage humanities students in a serious exploration of science. This article describes how…
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Scope on the Skies: Moon phases
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When teaching Moon phases, the focus seems to be on the sequence of Moon phases and, in some grade levels, how Moon phases occur. Either focus can sometimes be a challenge, especially without the use of models and…
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Feel the Pulse of Earth Science!
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Each year, the American Geological Institute (AGI) organizes Earth Science Week to help monitor and spread Earth science literacy. This year marks the 10th annual Earth Science Week, which is geared to promote better…
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Each year, first graders at Kensington Parkwood Elementary School in Kensington, Maryland, look forward to Fabulous Weather Day. After studying weather for three months, we celebrate what we have learned and stretch our…
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Science 101: What causes convection?
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Convection is when different parts of a fluid move in a more-or-less circular path, with parts of the fluid at the bottom moving to the top and vice versa. Here fluids refer to both liquids and gases. Convection happens…
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Science Sampler: Fossil patterns in time
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This lesson works well as an introduction to Earth history, when students are asked to consider time periods of millions and billions of years. It would be a most helpful experience when introducing fossils, as part of…
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Names are vital. Names do more than allow us to pigeonhole things and give us relationships. They give us a sense of ownership. Once we put a name to things we get a sense that we understand something about the essence…
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Science 101: What makes for a good science fair project?
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One way to address this issue is to name a few questions that are not good for science fair projects. Why is the sky blue? Can plants survive without water? and What causes volcanoes? are examples of questions that…
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Science 101: What’s behind the biological classification system in use today?
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Whether students should memorize classification schemes (taxonomies) is a column in itself, but the author can address the role that this system plays in the study of biology. To that end, it will help to address how…
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