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How Do Children Know What They Know?
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New teachers often enter the classroom with a general knowledge of what they can expect in a particular age group of children, but they quickly discover, usually by trial and error, precisely what their students…
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Teaching to the Power of 10: Microscopic & macroscopic scaling activties for the classroom
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Traditional scaling activities put students through the paces of the exercise but do not provide relevant associations with the idea of size and how greatly size varies in our universe. The traditional scaling was…
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The California State University campus at San Marcos introduced a new teaching model, CPAE (Content-Process-Application-Evaluation), to improve science teacher education. This article helps to understand how the CPAE…
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This camouflage activity is a simple experiment using everyday materials. It helps young students develop important science-inquiry skills. It also demonstrates that with creativity teachers can go beyond the typical…
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Current Research: 2012 Summer Reading Suggestions
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Reading suggestions compiled by NSTA's Committee on Research in Science Education, the Association for Science Teacher Education, the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, and the National Science…
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Point of View: Judging Science-Fair Judges
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses science fairs from the judge's point of view.
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This article reports outcomes that individuals experienced through participation in International Polar Year—Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities as related to their career and educational…
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Fourth-grade students create digital field guides for visitors to the school's nature trail.
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The projection screen in the dimly lit auditorium was ready and an online chat window was open on the computer screen. Computer experts and entomologists were ready on the other end. One by one, students filled up the…
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Perspectives: Societal Issues in Science
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When students investigate local issues in science class, they gain research and critical-thinking skills while improving their attitudes toward science. However, since many societal issues are controversial, it is…
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Editor's Roundtable: Creative connections
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By integrating creative projects into their instruction, science teachers have the opportunity to awaken "creative expression and knowledge into their students." This month’s Editor’s Roundtable column highlights the…
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What Would It Be Like Without...? Examining nonrenewable resources through inquiry-based activities
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An educator's role is to provide opportunities to help students explore the topic of renewable and nonrenewable resources and the possible consequences of exploitation. These inquiry-based activities challenge students…
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue provides a lesson for teachers who want to use the high-interest topic of crime scene investigation for teaching across…
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The Case Study: And All That Jazz—An Essay Extolling the Virtues of Writing Case Teaching Notes
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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. This article provides information on how to write, including an…
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Science Sampler: Lab report blues
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For middle school students, writing a formal lab report can be challenging. For middle level teachers, reading students’ lab reports can be overwhelming. As a solution, why not try peer editing? By having students…
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