Chewing on Ideas: Engaging students in meaningful learning about digestion

Journal Article | October 2002

This activity was created by turning dull facts about digestion into experiences and questions to be investigated. The experience physically and mentally engages students in the study of digestion.

Time for a Change

Journal Article | March 2010

Fifth graders in Mrs. Caldwell’s class would soon experience a “change” as they made the transition from elementary to middle school. Participation in classroom inquiry investigations and schoolwide science enrichment…

Editor's Note (October 2002)

Journal Article | September 2002

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Editor's Roundtable: Real testing, real learning

Journal Article | December 1998

This article features activities based on hands-on learning and alternative assessment. As science and technology become more important teachers need to make sure students are prepared for the future by understanding…

Dare to Disagree, as Scientists

Journal Article | October 2009

As argumentation is weaved into classroom lessons, students know what to ask, how to analyze the given information before forming a conclusion, and are able to support their reasoning with solid evidence. They will hold…

Science 2.0: Creative, Inspiring, and Jaw-Dropping Videos

Journal Article | February 2012

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue shares information about the Technology, Entertainment, and Design website.

Methods and Strategies: Evidence Helps the KWL Get a KLEW

Journal Article | January 2006

This article discusses the Know-Learning-Evidence-Wonder (KLEW) chart, a modification on the Know-Want-Learn (KWL) chart. This new chart was developed to align itself with the National Science of Education Standards…

Tried and True: Our class periodic table

Journal Article | September 2007

To facilitate discussions centered on the topic of chemistry, students can create a classroom periodic table. In order to accomplish this task, they research elements in the periodic table using various media (textbooks…

Research and Teaching: Promoting Student Learning in a Large General Chemistry Course

Journal Article | June 2004

Based on recent reports in the science education literature, curricular modifications were made to one section of a freshman-level general chemistry course. Assessment results indicate that these modifications resulted…

The Case Study: Racism and All Sorts of Politically Correct <em> isms </em> in Case Studies

Journal Article | October 2004

Case studies typically do not promulgate a particular viewpoint about a subject. They may, however, take a particular stance on an issue—one the author does not necessarily personally support or believe in—to challenge…

Slithering Into Summer

Journal Article | March 2012

This article provides ideas for introducing students to herpetology.

Tried and True: Inside the Earth: Using Cookie Dough to Teach the Layers of the Earth

Journal Article | November 2012

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue discusses using cookie dough to assess what students know about the layers of the Earth.

Hunting for Energy

Journal Article | November 2009

“I have no energy! Energy is everywhere! Solar energy comes from the Sun. Energy drinks give you energy!” These are the typical responses from sixth-grade students when asked about what they know about energy. Students…

Tried and True: Soil is more than just dirt

Journal Article | March 2010

This article describes a series of activities in which students investigate soil, culminating in the biomimicry of reducing landfill waste. After students learned about soil’s ecosystem structure and the function of its…

Editor's Note: Stand Up and Be Counted

Journal Article | March 2000

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.