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This article focuses on the effective components of student science notebooks and their use as an effective teaching tool to assist students in developing a deeper understanding of science content.
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Editorial: An Inside Peek at a Case Study Workshop
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Here we are again with another special issue of JCST devoted to using case study teaching in the science classroom. These cases are the product of the annual workshops presented by the National Center for Case Study…
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Natural Hazards in Your Community
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The Earth is a powerful, active, and ever-changing planet. Earthquakes and volcanoes reshape the Earth’s crust with sudden bursts of movement or with eruptions that last decades. Powerful storms develop in the swirling…
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The Gender Gap in Science Education: Strategies to encourage female participation in science
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Educational practices promoting female participation in science can be used to help lessen the persistent gender gap in secondary science classrooms. Educators must actively encourage young women's participation in…
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Even though students see plants all around them, they tend to ignore them. Animal studies usually get all the “press.” As a naturalist, children’s book author, and coordinator for an educational science website for…
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The circles and patterns in a tree’s stem tell a story, but that story can be a mystery. Interpreting the story of tree rings provides a way to heighten the natural curiosity of students and help them gain insight into…
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Epidemiology, Science as Inquiry, and Scientific Literacy
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Explore a Standards-based curriculum called Detectives in the Classroom that teaches the science of epidemiology for middle-level students.
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“You worked hard digging that hole,” “You really had to work to push that wagon,” and “Climbing on the monkey bars is hard work,” are phrases commonly heard on the playground. Children love to try difficult physical…
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Society for College Science Teachers: Finding Time Through Specialization
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As part of the Early Career Development Program at the Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence, colleagues presented a segment entitled Managing My Course. Among the key points was the notion that effective…
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Editor’s Roundtable: Never cut corners on safety
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Teaching science in a less-than-adequately equipped room is unsafe and just plain dangerous. Where safety is concerned, there are no shortcuts, no make-do techniques that Science Scope authors or anyone else can offer…
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Non-Traditional Characteristics of a Successful Science Fair Project
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Although science fairs are designed to help students develop inquiry skills, including writing research proposals, working with peers, and sharing experimental findings, simply holding a science fair is no guarantee…
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The Cycles of Math and Science
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Cycles are found throughout nature. In this article, the water cycle is used as an example to help students understand the relationships, patterns, and phenomena that repeat in both math and science.
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Becoming Environmentally Literate Citizens
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The RAFT technique (Santa 1988) is a writing strategy that helps students understand their Role as a writer, the Audience they will address, various Formats for writing, and the expected Topic or content. This article…
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Teaching the Stories of Scientists and their Discoveries
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It takes very little extra time and effort to correlate required science concepts with history. For example, teachers can provide the historical background for Mendeleev’s development of the periodic table as students…
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Imagine studying the history and technology of the Civil War through photographs taken at that time and learning about the chemistry and mathematics of photography by building cameras. That’s what elementary students do…
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