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The Early Years: A Reason to Write
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Children love seeing their work and photos of themselves at work. Make this an opportunity for an early literacy experience by creating a book about a classroom investigation. Document each step of the process with…
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Science Sampler: Using art to get kids into and doing science
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In the following lessons, students learn about the biology of birds and conservation issues by bird watching at museums, zoos, and outside in the park or schoolyard. They communicate their understanding of concepts in…
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During a two-week summer camp, third and fourth graders participated in a series of hands-on lessons related to the concepts of mass and volume. Through these measures, organizers were able to assess students in several…
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Schools in the United States are faced with an increasingly diverse student population and a dramatic increase in the number of English language learners (ELLs) in all grades. As such diverse populations grow in this…
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Science Sampler: Multiple intelligences and lab groups
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Science teachers who are committed to excellence in the classroom continually seek ways to improve teaching and learning, and the concept of multiple intelligences holds promise as a method for accomplishing this.…
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Field studies are an excellent way for students to learn ecological concepts and practice doing science. This article presents an approach for the secondary science classroom that permits students to ask and answer…
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Through the following inquiry-based activity involving yeast, students learn about cell size in a way they will never forget. Essentially, each student or lab group is given one grain of active dry yeast, is asked to…
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This article focuses on the restructuring of the science requirement for elementary education, early childhood education, and special education majors at Clemson University—a major producer of elementary teachers.
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The importance of a course that teaches about the biology of women is discussed. This type of course was developed while the authors attended the Women’s Curricular Reform Institute in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Radiation Therapist Robert Adams
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Cancer encompasses over 125 diseases. In the United States alone, over 1 million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Approximately 70 percent of the cancer patients will receive radiation therapy. The goal…
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Society for College Science Teachers: Grade Inflation -- Is Ranking Students the Answer?
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In recent years, several solutions have been proposed at various institutions nationwide to curb the phenomena of "grade inflation". Solutions include limiting the number of A's awarded, converting to a +/- system,…
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A Computer Story: Complexity From Simplicity
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This article describes an activity in which students learn how complex outcomes can result from simple decisions. Participants encounter a broad range of learning experiences, including electric-circuit construction,…
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The authors developed a demonstration with two similar setups that provide students with both the prior experience to form an expectation and the discrepancy to grab their attention. They follow the demonstration with a…
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Editor's Corner: Reflection and Renewal
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According to Field Editor, Steve Metz, science teachers know that the traditional time for reflection on the past year is more likely to come in July than in January. Since summer is the time for reflecting on past…
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Teaching Teachers: Lessons in Cooperative Learning
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In this article, the author provides a list of suggestions, based on personal experience, to help preservice teachers start using cooperative learning.
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