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The after-school science club at Galtier Math, Science, and Technology Elementary Magnet School in St. Paul, Minnesota, learned some valuable lessons when they took newfound knowledge about pollution into their homes.…
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Tech Trek: The latest in handheld microscopes
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Microscopes have come a long way since their invention in 1590. New technologies in handheld microscopes encourage interactivity, exploration, and observation of specimens in real time, very often allowing students to…
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Learn how patterns, system, structure, and other crosscutting concepts fit into the new Framework.
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Teachers can use digital resources and role play to enhance student understanding of science as a human endeavor. Teaching genetics concepts through the lives of scientists allows students to have the opportunity to…
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Project Citizen: Promoting Action-Oriented Citizen Science in the Classroom
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In this article the authors present the multidisciplinary Project Citizen approach to teaching and learning science and engaging students in action-oriented citizen science.
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Research and Teaching: Data-Driven Implementation and Adaptation of New Teaching Methodologies
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This paper describes an action research approach toward an implementation of a new teaching methodology (specifically active learning) in a preparatory college chemistry classroom. The initial implementation involved…
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Analyzing and Communicating Scientific Information
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Using collaborative techniques, case studies, and extensive assessment, students in the Towson Transition Course at Towson University learned to access, evaluate, and communicate scientific information. A statistically…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Communicating With Pictures and Precision
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From the earliest civilizations, humans have used drawings and pictures as a form of communication and to convey information—whether it was the seasons or location of good hunting grounds. In this month’s column, simple…
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Safer Science: Geology—Rock Solid Safety
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Although perceived as having a lower level of safety issues compared to chemistry or biology laboratories, Earth-space science and geology classes have their share of challenges. In fact, a number of safety concerns…
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Sidewalk Astronomy: Students and teachers take astronomy to the street
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After sharing his large telescope with passersby on a busy street corner in Chicago, the author started the Sidewalk Astronomy Club to involve students in the experience. As a result sidewalk astronomy has become a…
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Using Google Earth to Teach Plate Tectonics and Science Explanations
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The author describes the Cyber-Enabled Earth Exploration Curriculum. Using this curriculum, students progress from making simple observations in the Google Earth environment to creating their own data files and overlays…
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Editor’s Roundtable: Not this teacher’s recommendation!
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The unfortunate result of state and district curriculum recommendations is that, currently, most students get the bulk of their Earth science education in grades 6–8, where it is usually integrated into general science…
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The Prepared Practitioner: Historical Perspectives
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In the June 2009 issue of Phi Delta Kappan, author Noah Feinstein argues that a discrepancy exists between society’s stated goal—that science education prepare all citizens for the future—and the reality, which is…
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Constructing Knowledge in the Lecture Hall
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The standard lecture/note-taking format is not an effective way for students to learn introductory biology. However, it is difficult to implement an active-learning approach unless the students prepare adequately for…
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Inquiry, a prominent feature of the National Science Education Standards, is the instructional keystone that connects doing and learning science (NRC 2000). Because it is integral to the Standards, inquiry is also…
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