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The Early Years: Building With Sand
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Children playing in damp sand invariably try to make a tower or a tunnel. By providing experiences with a variety of materials, alone and together, teachers set up the conditions for children to learn through their…
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While models and analogies are integral to both the learning and practice of science, their use is complex and potentially troublesome. Misconceptions can arise when parts of a model are misleading, missing, or…
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An open field—with its wildflowers, grasses, and vole tunnels—became an instant classroom. Students’ senses were awakened there, and upon entering a nearby forest, they immediately detected a difference: less light and…
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A Look at the <i>Next Generation Science Standards<i/>
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This article and the accompanying diagram provide an overview on the architecture of the Next Generation Science Standards.
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Discover the surprising diversity and scientific value of sand from around the world.
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Sci-Fi Science: Using science fiction to set context for learning science
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Keeping students motivated is one of the greatest challenges for science teachers. One way to stimulate and maintain interest in science is to set a contextual framework for learning, This article uses an approach…
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Scientific and Engineering Practices in K–12 Classrooms
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The author presents the science and engineering practices from the recently released A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.
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Science Sampler: Teaching—A reflective process
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In this article, the authors describe how they used formative assessments to ferret out possible misconceptions among middle-school students in a unit about weather-related concepts. Because they teach fifth- and eighth…
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Teacher Quality: From Policy to Practice
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The No Child Left Behind act requires schools to have “qualified teachers” in every classroom by the 2005-2006 school year. This mandate has made professional development a priority. This article defines quality…
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Space Day 2000: Students are invited to solve problems of living and working in space
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The Challenger Center for Space Science Education created three Design Challenges and invited students to submit solutions to any of the three challenges that involve living and working in space. This allows students to…
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The purpose of the time-outs, which last from five to seven days, is to sharpen and assess students' process skills. One of the keys to successful time-outs is developing an interesting selection of assessment tasks.…
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Fourth-grade students at Cutchogue East Elementary School in Cutchogue, New York learned about dependence on natural resources for survival on a visit to Downs Farm Preserve at Fort Corchaug. This is a slice of…
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Science Sampler: Alien Invaders! A board game about the threats posed by introduced species
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Alien Invaders!—loosely modeled after the game of Life, helps students to understand how introduced species can affect native species. This board game allows students to role-play native birds in a world of introduced…
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Editor’s Roundtable: Share your passion for science
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We are not only teachers of science content, processes, and attitudes, but also teachers of writing and reading. The articles in this month’s issue of Science Scope contain numerous strategies to improve student…
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Students are usually quick to draw conclusions about their surroundings. Their generalizations, however, are often based on a single experience or even a story recounted by a friend. As we gain more experience in the…
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