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Becoming Science "Experi-mentors"
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This article outlines how professional development experiences can best be structured to support teachers' science learning, leading to quality science instruction and learning for students. This discussion highlights…
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Tried and True: Using Diet Coke and Mentos to teach scientific inquiry
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Adding mint Mentos candy to a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke produces a fountain of soda foam that can reach 3 m high. A demonstration such as this can get a “Wow” out of most audiences, usually followed by a “Do it…
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Middle level students are in a concrete stage of psychosocial development and often have difficulty comprehending something as abstract as atomic structure. Students may simply memorize and "brain dump" information…
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Making Science Accessible: Strategies to Meet the Needs of a Diverse Student Population
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Despite the sincere interest of many teachers to address the varying educational needs of their students (Scruggs and Mastropieri 1994), the current emphasis on inclusion remains a source of frustration,…
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After the Bell: Science Sensibility
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Early exposure to scientific activities may lay the foundation for a student's journey from learning science as a novice to achieving science expertise.
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Malaysian educators design a supplemental module that addresses the problems in their national science curriculum. “Elements of Life” (ELF) integrates chemistry, physics, and biology using a Web-based, student-centered…
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Students need to understand that science problems have more than one possible solution. Therefore, incorporating hands-on problem solving activities is necessary. Students benefit every time they perform investigations…
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Teaching Science to English-as-Second-Language Learners
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This article presents teaching, learning, and assessment strategies for English-as-Second-Language (ESL) or Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) students. It relates to the National Science Education Standards’ Teaching…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Shark Advocate Sonja Fordham
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Most sharks are the top predators in their ecosystems, yet they are often at the bottom of the conservation priority list. Because they are under-protected and exceptionally slow growing, and therefore valuable to…
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Methods and Strategies: Formative Assessment Probes
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Formative assessment probes can be effective tools to help teachers build a bridge between students’ initial ideas and scientific ones. In this article, the authors describe how using two formative assessment probes can…
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The case study method can be an effective pedagogy to address the problems in science education. The National Research Council has identified three principals about how students learn science in the classroom. First…
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The Early Years: Air Is Not Nothing
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Children usually begin to understand that a substance called air is all around us after age three, but they don’t grasp that air is matter until age five, or even older. They may learn that “air is a gas” but have…
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The Last Teacher: Technology and the Demise of the University
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This article presents a visionary tale of the next 30 years where virtual classrooms link students across the world and electronic personalities become the teachers. A time when miniaturized computers become embedded in…
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Diagrams and figures play a central role in science and science education. Research has indicated that, when presented and used properly in a classroom setting, these external representations can contribute to students…
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Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
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Fifth graders design and test strategies regarding levers to better their construction and justification of claims.
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