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How Much Have You "Bean" Eating?
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Students use beans to explore the relationship between world population and limited food resources.
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Editorial: Nature, Vanity, and the Teaching of Evolution
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We enjoy learning about nature--we're fascinated by medical breakthroughs, technological advances and Earth's natural wonders. But there is another side of nature that many people don't like to hear about. Instead of…
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Seeds for Inquiry
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Students learn about growing plants while using chia seeds during science inquiry activities. Nutrition and cultural history are also incorporated into the activity.
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It is no secret that many high school students are fascinated with automobiles. The activities in Fueling the Car of Tomorrow—a free high school science curriculum, available online—(see “On the web”)—capitalize on this…
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Science Sampler: Dihydrogen monoxide assignment
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Chemistry is a subject that uses big words for a world we already know. Many eighth graders come to physical science classes with preconceived fears of chemistry and its big scary words. As a result, the author…
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Idea Bank: Effective Data Representation
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Science students often have a difficult time distinguishing between data collection and data representation and interpretation. It is important for students to understand that organizing data into a chart or graph can…
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Combining biology, geology, mathematics, geography, and language arts, this activity encourages students to use the scientific method to solve a realistic problem encountered by a fictional field paleontologist.…
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Amber: Using “Tree Tears Turned to Stone” to Teach Biology, Ecology, and More!
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Amber is a fossil by itself, and can also contain plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. Some of these perfectly preserved specimens give scientists a convenient window to past environments, including the…
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Science Sampler: Mean, median, mode, and range
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A hands-on approach to mean, median, mode, and range turned a simple lab into a two-day opportunity for cooperation among lab-group members and among lab groups. The concepts of accuracy and precision were introduced…
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Water: A Sticky Subject? Learning about the cohesion and adhesion properties of water
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In this activity, students learn that water particles (molecules) have a “sticky” property that allows water to overfill a container and that the strength of this property is altered with the addition of soap. When…
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It is very important to show how open-mindedness and tolerance, or their lack, function in social situations. Ask the pupils to cite personal experiences, or the statements and actions of prominent people, to illustrate…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: Books Published in 2011
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NSTA and the Children's Book Council identify the best science trade books that were published in 2011.
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Simplifying Inquiry Instruction
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Inquiry instruction is a hallmark of the current science education reform efforts. However, defining inquiry and assessing how much inquiry is supported by a particular activity or lab can be difficult and confusing.…
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Scope on the Skies: October Skies (2009)
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Our Sun is an incredible fusion machine that has been churning out energy for approximately five billion years. In another five billion years, when the internal temperature of the star begins to change, the balance…
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Innovative Assessment Tools for a Short, Fast-Paced, Summer Field Course
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An experiential science program, such as a summer course at a field station, requires unique assessment tools. Traditional assessment via a pencil-and-paper exam cannot capture the essential skills and concepts learned…
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