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Science Sampler: The use of stations to develop inquiry skills and content for rock hounds
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Teaching the rock cycle can overwhelm even the most enthusiastic rock hound. As middle school science teachers, we constantly struggle with an appropriate balance between Earth system content and experiential activities…
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This article describes an inquiry-based lesson to deepen preservice teachers' understanding of the spherical Earth model using the Global Positioning System.
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Editor's Corner: Learning to Like Professional Development
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Science teachers today face unprecedented opportunities for professional development. From genomics to planetary exploration, new scientific discoveries are announced almost daily, discoveries that are changing our…
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Spill Sleuths: An Interdisciplinary Environmental Health Investigation
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An environmental health mystery can help teach students many aspects of environmental health and crisis management in the context of their own community. Students use skills from several disciplines to pinpoint, assess…
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Case Study: My Favorite Case and What Makes It So
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. In this month’s issue the authors discuss the results of a poll asking…
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At its heart, science is fundamentally about solving questions, or puzzles. Puzzles are those things to which the solution is unknown—now. Each generation of scientists tackles an array of problems, solving some and…
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This article details how collaboration among the authors—science teacher educators and scientists—was forged and the benefits that have emerged, such as documentation of reformed teaching and significant gains in pre-…
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Looking At Density From Different Perspectives
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All too often middle school students equate density with one object simply being "heavier" than another. Even if students are able to accurately calculate the density of an object, that doesn't necessarily mean that…
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NASA "ROCKS" Problem-Based Learning
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With the National Science Education Standards as a driving force behind instruction, science educators must move toward classroom activities that allow students to guide their own learning experiences and form their own…
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Teaching Teachers: Reaching the Reluctant Science Teacher
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As a science educator, you may have heard many reasons why someone is reluctant to teach science. A "Process Approach to Science," a science course designed at California State University-Long Beach, aims to change…
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Student activities illustrate the importance of light and color in space exploration. By exploring the electromagnetic spectrum with powerful and specialized telescopes, scientists can tackle some of the most…
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The purpose of this study was to explore students' perspectives on an integrated inquiry-based biology program and their perceptions of science and scientific inquiry after completing the program.
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Science Sampler: Ozone notebook
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To combat the problems associated with high levels of ground-level ozone, the Clean Air Act of 1970 called on all government agencies to take measures to reduce ground-level ozone in our air to 120 parts per billion (…
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Commentary: Improving Science Instruction
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In this month's Commentary column, the author discusses the disturbing but true picture of science instruction in the United States, as outlined in a report from the National Research Council (NRC). As the NRC report…
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Crystals are beautiful structures—yet they occur naturally in dirty and remote places. In the inquiry-based activity described here, students will enjoy the process of creating their own crystals and using microscopes…
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