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There is a continuing need for engaging inquiry-based laboratory experiences for advanced high school and undergraduate biology courses. The authors describe a guided-inquiry exercise investigating the pH-dependence of…
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What Happens to Cemetery Headstones?
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A group of high school students and chaperones boarded a bus for historic Oakland Cemetery located in downtown Atlanta. Students explored the site and made observations of the gravestones, many of which were old and run…
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Scope on the Skies: Between the planets
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This year, Scope on the Skies will highlight members of our solar system, featuring current information about these objects and exploration missions to them. We will begin with an area of the solar system that could…
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This article outlines a 30-day nature of science unit designed for first graders, provides journal prompts, and gives examples of students' ideas through their quotes and journal entries. During the lessons, students…
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This quasi-experimental pilot study of nonscience majors taking a physical science course at a university in South Texas was conducted on Hispanic undergraduate students, and is theory based—an application of…
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Science Sampler: Bubbles on a soda can: A demonstration of Charles’s Law
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The bubbles-on-a-soda can activity is an illustration of Charles’ law, which states that for a fixed amount of gas, there is a direct relationship between the temperature of the gas and its volume. In other words, if…
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The Radish Party inquiry is designed to teach the importance and relevance of soil organic matter to young students. In this investigation, students grow radishes in three different kinds of soils: sand, sand plus…
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Science Sampler: The In-Class Science Exhibition
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One of the easiest ways to capture students’ sense of wonder is to provide them an opportunity to participate in scientific research and display their findings in a science exhibition. Giving students the freedom to…
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The Green Room: A Sense of Place
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. In this month’s issue, the author discusses how to create a sense of place for your students.
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Undergraduate science laboratory courses often use "cookbook" exercises where expected results are known without the need for thought or experiment. In this article the University of Iowa's elective courses Animal…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Science From the Heart
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It's a fact: kids today are less fit than they were only a generation ago. Many are showing early signs of cardiovascular risk factors such as physical inactivity, excess weight, and higher blood cholesterol. Now more…
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On Dinosaur Day, first-grade students rotated through four dinosaur-related learning stations that integrated science content with art, language arts, math, and history in a fun and time-efficient manner. The event drew…
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Science Shorts: Gourd-ous Decomposition
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While pumpkins are an iconic symbol in the classroom that represent fall, harvest time, and Halloween, they are also an ideal subject for teaching elementary students the fundamentals of scientific inquiry and plant…
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Fresh water is one of our most important resources, yet 97 percent of Earth’s water is salt water and an additional 2 percent is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. That means that only 1 percent of the world’s water…
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Chow Down! Using Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches to Explore Basic Nutrition Concepts
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The Madagascar hissing cockroach gromphadorhina portentosa) is one of the most exciting and enjoyable animals to incorporate into your science curriculum. Madagascar hissing cockroaches (MHCs) do not bite, are easy to…
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