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A Strange Fish Indeed: The "Discovery" of a Living Fossil
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Through a series of fictionalized diary entries, this case recounts the “discovery” in South Africa in 1938 of a fish believed to be extinct for over 70 million years. Developed for use in a freshman biology course as…
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Using “hands-on” instruction in the science classroom has obvious value for both teachers and students. However, just because a type of instruction does not allow students to physically interact with objects does not…
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“A Tale of Four Electrons” is a creative writing assignment used with 10th-grade Honors Chemistry students. The project helps students consolidate their learning about bonding—an important unifying theme in chemistry—…
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What's So Special About Plants? Inquiry in the Classroom
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Raise student awareness of plants with these simple investigations that develop students' various process skills. Students observe plants and record these observations in their journals, design and conduct…
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In this article, an extended lab activity from a common cookbook approach is modified to determine the percent mass of water in copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate crystals. This modified approach significantly enhances…
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Favorite Demonstration: Mock Immunoprecipitation - "Who Done It?"
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Many biologists have admitted that much of what is taught in biology is explained with principles of chemistry and physics. Chemistry and physics demonstrations work as well in biology teaching as they do in their…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Stealth Profession
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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue gives students not only an awareness of the work of engineers but also the opportunity to think like engineers.
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Countering Gender Bias in the Media
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This inquiry-based activity raises student awareness of the inequity that exists in the way the media portrays the contributions of men and women. Students look at a variety of images of men and women engaged in…
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Methods and Strategies: Avoiding the Big Scare
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Teaching environmental issues to K–12 students is an important part of a well-rounded science education. Teaching such issues isn’t easy because some of these issues are inherently frightening. Humans certainly cause…
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Better Books, Better Science Teaching
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In aiming to create a scientifically literate society, teachers are being asked to present science in a variety of new ways. Science is no longer to be seen primarily as a collection of facts and concepts, but rather,…
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Kindergarteners discover bats through using models of different types of bats.
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Last year, the author of this month’s Idea Bank had his 11th-grade physics students in Shanghai, China work with students from Chicago, Illinois. Both sets of students were given a list of questions and problems and…
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In science, students learn about their place in the natural world. In social studies, they learn about our social systems and history. Both are vitally important subjects. What better way to "prepare students to lead…
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The Seven Cs strategy described in this article is a small but very practical start to addressing the needs of students. The practices are divided into seven categories: community, curriculum, constructivist connections…
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A teacher's expedition inspires her school to follow along and adopt healthy habits.
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