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Scope on the Skies: I'm on top of the world
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue find out if there's actually a top or a bottom to the Earth?
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Teacher’s Toolkit: It’s a big, busy solar system
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Anyone who teaches about the solar system can’t help but be impressed by the vast array of solar system objects, all of the robotic explorers, and the rapidly evolving view of each object and the systems they inhabit.…
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Photovoice: A Community-Based Socioscientific Pedagogical Tool
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Situating instruction in a local context, socioscientific issues (SSIs) offers students an opportunity to become active participants in the community and has the potential to encourage them to authentically and…
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Science Sampler: The Octet Rules-- A dating game for atoms
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To develop student interest in the periodic table, try incorporating this simple, but fun, role-playing activity that follows a game-show format into your science curriculum. This play is used after students have…
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Scope on the Skies: Planets in motion
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September is a great month to watch Venus, Jupiter, and Mars in action. These planets will be visible as they move across the sky, and can be viewed with the naked eye. Take this opportunity to plot planetary motion…
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Before you throw an object into the air, it is wise to remember that “What goes up must come down.” Similarly, before you throw an object away, you should recall that “mass cannot be created or destroyed during a…
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"Student Teaching" in the Eighth-Grade Science Classroom
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Engage students by having them step to the front of the class and into the shoes of the teacher.
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Science Sampler: Piñatas, episodic events, and real-life applications
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Teaching students to gather and analyze data can be challenging. In particular, many students find the concepts of mean, mode, median, and range to be confusing, even though these concepts are typically introduced to…
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Most educators have a love-hate relationship with field trips. On the one hand, field trips are a great way to get students out of the building, enhance learning, and have some fun. On the other hand, field trips are a…
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Editor's Corner: 21st-Century Skills
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Mythbusters, Musicians, and MP3 Players: A Middle School Sound Study
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Create your own speakers for an MP3 player while exploring the science of sound. Review of science notebooks, students' intriguing cabinet designs, and listening to students talk with a musician about the physics of an…
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The Science Text for All: Using Textmasters to Help All Students Access Written Science Content
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This article describes how one teacher uses the Textmasters strategy to motivate students to engage with the science textbook.
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Perspectives: On Writing in Science
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Many teachers use writing in science as a recording tool (science notebooks) or to find out what students have learned (constructed response tests). Yet writing experts Judith Langer and Arthur Applebee (1987) tell us…
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Undergraduate elementary education majors participate in an interdisciplinary course focused on modeling scientific systems. Students’ applications of three artificial intelligence concepts used in modeling scientific…
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Making Mendel's Model Manageable
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Genetics is often a fascinating but difficult subject for middle level students. This engaging activity presents an approach that helps students understand how genotypes can translate into phenotypes using Gummi Bears…
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