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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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Favorite Demonstration: A Simple Model of Hox Genes—Bone Morphology Demonstration
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Visual demonstrations of abstract scientific concepts are effective strategies for enhancing content retention (Shmaefsky 2004). The concepts associated with gene regulation of growth and development are particularly…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12 (books published in 2009)
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What makes an outstanding book for a young reader? Although it would be hard to create a rubric for every book, experienced teachers recognize them quickly. They fascinate and captivate with both their content and style…
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Science demonstrations can be excellent tools for capturing students' attention. This "magic trick" involves Super Gel (sodium polyacrylate) and "disappearing" water. This inquiry-based activity is designed to stimulate…
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Editor’s Corner: Science in Society
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There are many important reasons for students to learn science. It prepares them, as the next generation of workers, for careers in the ever-expanding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It…
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Science Sampler: Field Journals—Bringing the past to life
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In this activity, students travel back in time as explorers to collect scientific information on plant and animal life during various geological eras. The author uses the book, The Deep Time Diaries as way to bring…
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This standard lesson on identifying salt and sugar crystals expands into an opportunity for students to develop their observation, questioning, and modeling skills. Although sugar and salt may look similar, students…
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The University of Colorado’s Physics Education Technology (PhET) website offers free, high-quality simulations of many physics experiments that can be used in the classroom. The Circuit Construction Kit, for example,…
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