Join-
A Fifth Grader's Guide to the World
Journal Article |
The challenge for today's elementary teachers is not whether but rather how to use computers to effectively teach students essential skills and concepts. One exciting way of meeting this challenge is to use Geographic…
-
Bringing Science History to Life
Journal Article |
Can science history be interesting for students? You bet! Science, after all, is creative, and scientists go about their work in a variety of creative ways. In addition to understanding how scientists perform their work…
-
Applying Ecological Principles on the Job
Journal Article |
The authors developed a course that requires students to work in groups to address a local ecological problem of interest to a client external to the university. Students learn the skills needed to apply their knowledge…
-
Case Study: Introducing Students to Cases
Journal Article |
Strategically introducing students to a controversial science case—before they read it, watch it, or listen to it—motivates them to learn from it and paves the way for successful discussion and debate. A strategic…
-
Science Sampler: Wade in the water—School, parent, and community collaboration
Journal Article |
Real-life science experiences can excite students. Both the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) stress the importance of hands-on activities that foster…
-
Cancel the Cardinals Home Opener?! Lessons in Melting and Evaporation
Journal Article |
The St. Louis Cardinals are scheduled to play their home opener the next day and Megan Riley, a young meteorologist who works for a private weather consulting firm, is responsible for developing the weather forecast. It…
-
Assessing General Education Science Courses: A Portfolio Approach
Journal Article |
The work presented in this article represents one in-depth example of the integration of portfolio assessment into the standard assessment practices of a general education course for nonscience majors.
-
Journal Article |
Emphasis in "investigative labs" is on the process of science—design, development, analysis, and conclusions based on evidence gathered. These labs bring a whole suite of benefits to courses that were once dominated by…
-
Exploring Osmosis and Diffusion in Cells
Journal Article |
Guided inquiry is an instructional technique that requires students to answer a teacher-proposed research question, design an investigation, collect and analyze data, and then develop a conclusion (Bell, Smetana, and…
-
Sounds Like Success: A Framework for Equitable Assessment
Journal Article |
Teachers have many dilemmas when it comes to assessing a classroom of diverse students. Teachers need to find out what students really know while being fair to all students. They also need to learn how to alter…
-
Journal Article |
Star Wars: The name alone implies action, adventure, the vastness of space, alien creatures, and of course, who can forget light sabers? Since the Star Wars saga has entertained millions of people around the world…
-
The Green Room: Saving Our Soils
Journal Article |
This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue disscusses the importance of fertile and arable soil.
-
Scope on the Skies: Living with a star
Journal Article |
Currently, our Sun is a content, middle-aged main sequence star steadily fusing hydrogen atoms into helium atoms and releasing radiation in many of the wavelengths making up the electromagnetic spectrum. So what happens…
-
Journal Article |
If only Humpty-Dumpty had known about the egg bungee jump... This engaging activity helps students experience science in a constructivist, inquiry-oriented manner and has the added benefit of providing a concrete…
-
A Question of Measure: Students build problem-solving skills by measuring volume
Journal Article |
Early in the semester, students must learn to work in teams and develop problem-solving skills. This article features a team-building activity that requires students to incorporate math skills, logic, and problem…
35874 Results