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Career of the Month: An Interview with Data Scientist Daniel Tunkelang
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue discusses the work of a data scientist.
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This article describes a course in experimental science for preservice elementary education students. Through “directed discovery,” students collaborate in developing and executing a plan to investigate water as a…
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The black box activity described in this article, created as part of the National Science Foundation-funded Internships in Public Science Education Program (IPSE) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, introduces…
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue, and also the neighborhood excitement of a bird building a nest on the front porch.
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Enabling All Students to Learn Science
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Communicating with students in today's high school science classroom is challenging for teachers because the majority of them speak only English. Many of their students, however, do not speak English as their primary…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: How It’s Made
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Your students are most likely not knowledgeable about the raw materials, the design processes, and the technology involved in manufacturing the products they use everyday. Making connections with local manufacturers can…
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Message from the NSTA President: Imagine and Invent—Create a Great Future
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The time is right for an emphasis on imagination and innovativeness in science education, both in students and in teachers. Change now dominates our economy and culture, and can only be realized through imagination and…
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Science Sampler: Leaf litter—An urban schoolyard investigation
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In the Leaf Litter investigation, students use the existing school campus to investigate the biodiversity of organisms present among various courtyard areas. The study engages students in an inquiry-based learning…
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Every Day Science Calendar: September 2006
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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This article describes a series of assignments that models the process of writing a manuscript for publication. While completing the assignments, students worked to improve their writing as they graphed, interpreted,…
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Career of the Month: Smell Scientist
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes the work of smell scientist Avery Gilbert.
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Educating the public about safety issues related to severe weather is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) mission. The National Weather Service (NWS)—which is part of NOAA and its parent…
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Students’ understanding of science develops through everyday experiences. As a result, they come to the science classroom with their own notions of how the world works. As teachers, we often must help students overcome…
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Chemistry is a difficult subject for students to understand because its core concepts—atoms, molecules, and chemical bonds—cannot be directly observed. Students primarily learn chemistry through their senses and do not…
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Small-town students embark on a trip to the past that connects them to current trends and issues faced by communities all over the United States—the potential for explosive growth-- helter-skelter, mismatched growth.…
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