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The Prepared Practitioner: Getting Students to Read
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As the teacher, you need to respond to students with very low-reading abilities, help all students learn how to learn from text, structure class to encourage student reading, and hold students accountable for…
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Science Sampler: Using trade books to improve science education
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For students to be successful in science, they must be able to examine information, make predictions, and comprehend what they are reading (Miller 2006). By incorporating trade books, (such as fictional story books,…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Taking Note of Natural Resources
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The idea of “going green” or being aware of and reducing our impact on natural resources is receiving a lot of attention these days. Schools are starting to employ “green” practices and are soliciting help from the…
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The Prepared Practitioner: Shedding Light on Misconceptions
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This month’s theme is classroom research—a great opportunity to discuss one of the author’s favorite studies, which took place in a single classroom, examining a single teacher, and a single instructional unit. What…
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The NSTA President's Message: Feedback and Response
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In her editorial, “Quality Science Teachers: Essential to America’s Future,” which appeared in the September 2006 issue of several NSTA journals, NSTA President Linda Froschauer wrote passionately about the importance…
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Idea Bank: Connecting Students to Seismic Waves
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Have you ever wanted your Earth science students to have a controlled, concrete experience to learn about earthquakes? SeisMac, a free Mac OS X application, can help students develop a concrete foundation for learning…
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The concept of flight for human beings has always been closely tied to imagination. To fly like a bird requires a mind that also soars. Therefore, good teachers who want to teach the scientific principles of flight…
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Is a Materials Resource Center Right for You?
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Well run science materials centers can be a vital part of an exemplary science instruction program. The author introduces the “Five Ss” of successful materials support—Service, Space, Staff, Stuff, and Savings—and…
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Editor's Roundtable: Respect the Web
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Commentary: You Plan for Professional Development
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An opinion piece about The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its strong emphasis on professional development for teachers. This article highlights how the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has been…
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In the lesson presented in this article, students learn to organize their thinking and design their own inquiry experiments through careful observation of an object, situation, or event. They then conduct these…
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Teaching through Trade Books: Seeing the Seasons
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Children’s literature can be a wonderful springboard for classroom learning, motivating students to think scientifically, and helping them develop important science-process skills. The following books: When the Root…
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Technology in the Lab: Part Two
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Probeware is increasingly being implemented in science classrooms because it is less expensive than it used to be and improvements in hardware and software have made it more accessible to students and teachers. This…
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Idea Bank: Learning Through Stories
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While studying gas laws, high school chemistry students at Unionville High School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, created children’s books about the properties of gases, geared toward ages 8-12, to display their…
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Editor's Corner: Evolving Standards
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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