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This article presents an engaging activity in which high school students use a dichotomous key to guide the creation and classification of model insects from recycled plastic lids and containers. Besides teaching the…
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Scope on the Skies: Eclipse cycles
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The Moon's orbit around the Sun with the Earth brings it into position twice each month for an eclipse at new Moon and at full Moon. However, we do not have an eclipse pair each month, nor do we have an eclipse every…
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Career of the Month: An Interview With Horticulturist John Stier
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Horticulture—the science and art of cultivating plants—is host to a dynamic array of careers. Horticulturist John Stier researches turfgrass to develop high-quality sports fields. At the 1994 World Cup, he watched the U…
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All college science students, especially those who will become science teachers, need an understanding of scientific inquiry and effective ways to teach it. Phasing is an effective approach for training future science…
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Guest Editorial: Helping Young Learners Make Sense of Data—A 21st-Century Capability
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Providing opportunities for students to ask questions about scientific phenomena they encounter in their world is a critical aspect of students learning science. Asking questions leads to students designing ways to…
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After the Lab: Learning Begins When Cleanup Starts
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Having students design their own methods regarding data collection during a lab may help them formulate appropriate investigative procedures. The authors use a modified gallery walk to develop science skills.
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Forces at Work: The Top 5 Reasons for Belonging to a Professional Organization
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Although we all interact within our classrooms and with our students all of the time, we also need the dynamic of peer interaction. This article describes the benefits of participating in a professional organization for…
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This article shows how teachers can use common instructional methods to ensure that students, including ELLs, understand the language of science, construct new concepts, and simultaneously develop academic English…
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The Sky’s the Limit: Parents and first-grade students observe the sky
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In this study of the sky and moon, students went outside after school each day to observe the sky and record their observations in their moon journals. The unexpected surprise was the involvement and reactions of…
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In an attempt to increase student success in the physical sciences, the authors implemented a system of multiple education reforms in their general chemistry courses to reach diverse learning styles. Results from the…
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A Rationale for Cultural Awareness in the Science Classroom
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Across the United States, only 10% of all teachers are members of minority groups, indicating that teachers are far less diverse than the current populations of students they teach. The danger of this disparity is that…
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Science 101: How do animals communicate underwater?
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Well, they often use hand signals, such as the “OK” sign, and sometimes they write on message boards. So much for how SCUBA divers (classified as animals) communicate! Other than the authors’ knowledge of sound waves…
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Science 2.0: The Magic of Macrophotography
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses a feature of the latest digital cameras: macrophotography.
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Save the Boulders Beach Penguins
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Third-grade students practice engineering skills as they design dwellings for model penguins.
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