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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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Capture your students’ attention on the first day of school by breaking from the usual routine of reviewing class expectations, rules, and the course syllabus. Students will be captivated when you ask them to explain…
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Science Sampler: The Hot Zone: An interdisciplinary project on viruses
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This integrated language arts and science project is based on selected parts of The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. Students read the parts of the book that concentrate on the scientific process of working with hot agent…
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This creative activity weaves science fiction and language arts skills into the science classroom, which can expand and enrich the science content and abstract concepts found in science textbooks.Well-written literature…
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Everyday Engineering: Toothbrush design—Is there a better bristle?
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Manufacturers often claim that their particular toothbrush design is better than the competitors, but is it? As a result, engineers must consider the economic issues involved with selling the products they create, as…
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A fast way to teach investigative skills in science is to tie them to NASCAR using Hot Wheels Formula Fuelers Race Cars. These inexpensive toy cars travel different distances based on the strength of the electrolyte (a…
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The Early Years: What Can Young Children Do as Scientists?
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Children come to our classrooms with varying amounts of experience in exploring the natural world and participating in scientific inquiry. The school year's first meeting for science instruction can be a time to take…
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Career of the Month: An Interview With AIDS Vaccine Researcher Chris Parks
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The search for an AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) vaccine is truly a global effort, with university laboratories, biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofit research organizations, hospitals, and…
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