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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue, learn about the Advanced Placement (AP) Program and how high school and college/university…
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Safer Science: Safer Administrative Procedures
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How often are your eyewash stations flushed? Do all of your school’s science labs have a direct line of communication with the front office and outside support officials? These and other questions are the focus of what…
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Revising Instruction to Teach Nature of Science
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Despite numerous attempts, including the major curricular reform efforts of the 1960s to improve students’ understandings about the scientific endeavor, students have consistently been shown to possess inadequate…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Seeing Stars
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The winter months are a great time to make observations of several familiar constellations. While there’s no scientific reason to “know” the constellations—they are simply imaginative pictures imposed on stars—studying…
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The community college transfer pathway is vital for students pursuing 4-year degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields today. The study discussed in this article focused on the important role of…
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Editor's Corner: Have You Hugged Your Student Teacher Today?
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares helpful hints for science teachers who have "student teachers" in their classroom.
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In this new learning strategy, called a ScienceQuest, students solve problems while learning “big picture” concepts. In this “Cousin Ella Left Her Pet” example, fourth-grade students are “hooked” when asked to care for…
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A Novel Instrument for Assessing Students' Critical Thinking Abilities
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In this article the authors describe the Assessment of Critical Thinking Ability survey and its preliminary application to assess the critical thinking skills of undergraduate students, graduate students, and…
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Science Sampler: Doing sophisticated science simply—Help students understand the nature of science
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We all recognize the power of inquiry-based instruction when implemented in our classrooms. It engages students and motivates them to actively participate in their learning. But do our students develop a deep…
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Taking Flight: Using a Wind Tunnel to Teach Aeronautic Principles
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Although December 17, 1903, is heralded as the date of the first controlled powered flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright may never have succeeded were it not for their groundbreaking work in aerodynamics with a homemade…
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Editor's Corner: Thinking Critically
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Sinking Your Teeth Into Tooth Decay
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This article integrates the important health concept of tooth decay with data analysis. Students learn about how different liquids affect tooth decay.
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Science Sampler: Water-use awareness
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National rainfall maps show large areas of the United States experiencing major droughts. Government agencies are intervening with water awareness programs, and in extreme cases, rationing. Because students are both…
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Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Reading
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Whether your summer includes travel to far away places or day trips to familiar haunts, this time of change should also be a time of professional growth. Whatever path you walk this summer, take along a book. You may…
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In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teaching (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. This month’s issue features information on the fundamentals of teaching waste management, which is…
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