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Science of the Maya: Teaching ethnoscience in the classroom
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Ethnoscience is empirical knowledge of the world held by indigenous people, reflecting their thought processes, values, concepts, and experiences. Drawing on the work of Heinberg (1994), five premises may be identified…
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Science Sampler: School yard geology
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“Can we break rocks again today?” This statement is typical of the excitement students show for identifying rock types after they apply their rock identification knowledge to the geology in the school yard. Many school…
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Editor's Note: Moving Toward Inquiry
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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The Thinking Machine: A Physical Science Project
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Science projects can be a wonderful opportunity for learning and creativity, or a gigantic headache for teachers. After several years of implementation, experience, and revision, the author has put together a fun and…
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Two-Year Community: Life in the Universe: An Interdisciplinary Seminar Course
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This article describes highlights of a community college's 15-week interdisciplinary seminar course, Life in the Universe, including students' perceptions of the course elements.
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue the author discusses the statute that banned the teaching of human evolution and the John Scope's…
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Many students do not have the manual dexterity to keep up with a fast-moving paramecium on a microscope slide. The lowly termite, however, provides an easily observable microscopic endo-ecosystem in an environment not…
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Eyes on Planet Earth! Exploring Your Local Watershed
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Encourage students to investigate their local watershed and become involved in assessing and monitoring the quality of water with the help of this month's poster from the American Geological Institute.
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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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