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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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Tried and True: Spooky suspects
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue presents an option for covering biology content while engaging students in an investigation that highlights the spirit of…
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Science 101: How do we know protons, electrons, and quarks really exist?
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Scientific explanations often make use of things we cannot see or feel, such as protons, electrons, and quarks. Do these really exist? If so, how do we know they exist?
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Editor's Corner: Making Sense of the World
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In this month's Editor's Corner, the Field Editor paints a vivid word picture to describe the theme in this month's edition of The Science Teacher, which is the blending of art and science to help students make sense of…
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Scope on the Skies: A busy school year for spacecraft
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue learn about the busy year for spacecraft as well.
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Tech Trek: Who solved the longitude problem?
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This activity is a practical example of how a middle school science teacher can use a variety of media to conduct an in-depth exploration.
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In this case, students enter the world of a forensic anthropologist who must determine the sex and age of an individual from a collection of bones. Students, in turn, simulate some of the actual procedures conducted in…
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Students of all ages are fascinated by space because it represents a mysterious frontier, and rockets excite students because they represent the means by which scientists learn about this frontier, through satellites or…
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