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Commentary: Working With Elementary and Middle School Science Teachers
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Have you ever seen a fellow high school science teacher throw up his or her hands and say, “What are they teaching kids in elementary- and middle-level science?” Perhaps rather than pointing fingers, we should be…
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This article provides a number of practical strategies for teaching science to English Language Learners (ELLs). The strategies were developed by educators participating in science/ELL workshops and through the author’s…
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Problem-based learning experiences that extend at least two weeks provide an opportunity for students to investigate a real-world problem while learning science content and skills in an exciting way. Meteorology…
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Many children enjoy collecting items such as seashells, state quarters, and trading cards. Asking students to think about the ways in which similar items differ, how objects can be grouped by a common characteristic,…
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Score One for Alternative Assessment
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"What conventional testing hides is the enormous misunderstanding that many students have about things the generic standardized tests say they 'know'...students possess a great deal of knowledge that hides a great deal…
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The importance of environmental influences outside of school has been the focus of numerous studies that support the home’s influence on science learning. Students who come from homes primed with experiences that…
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This 10-day unit on physical and chemical changes was presented in a fifth-grade classroom. Throughout the unit students had to cite multiple indicators for physical and chemical changes. Students were also given…
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Editor's Note: Focus on the New Standards
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Gyotaku—The Japanese art of fish printing—evolved in Japan more than one hundred years ago as a means for fishermen to record and document the size of their catches. Today, fish printing provides an excellent classroom…
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Speak Up! Mini Cases in Language
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This is a series of short cases useful for a variety of courses, including physiological psychology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, cognitive science, and cognitive neuropsychology/neuroscience. Each of these cases…
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Editor's Corner: Private Worlds
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Every time we teach, new concepts compete with students' misconceptions. It is only by identifying and examining these naive ideas that we can hope to bring about conceptual change. In this month's Editor's Corner,…
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Lavosier Measures with Polymers
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Measurement activities in middle school classrooms are usually lectures followed by an activity of measuring known samples. As an alternative, the author developed a creative, hands-on activity for teaching measurement…
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A "Nature of Science" Discussion: Connecting Mathematics and Science
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Nonscience majors often come into science courses with misconceptions about the nature of science. As part of an integrative mathematics and science course, we have structured a continued dialogue regarding the nature…
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Scope on Safety: Animals in the classroom
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Use of animals in middle school science classrooms is a curriculum component worthy of consideration, providing proper investigation and planning are addressed. A responsible approach to this action, including safety,…
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Many physics teachers have an unclear understanding of Bernoulli’s principle, particularly when the principle is applied to aerodynamic lift. Some teachers favor using Newton’s laws instead of Bernoulli’s principle to…
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