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Editorial: Just Ain't Happenin'
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The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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The Process of Animation: Creating computerized animations of scientific processes
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Dynamic processes are inherently difficult to teach in all branches of science. This article focuses on a better way to teach scientific processes by allowing students to observe them firsthand, but this can be…
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The Case Study: The Multiple-Case Method
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The goal of multiple-case method teaching is to bring students closer to real work settings or, more specifically, to situations in which they are supposed to act professionally. Thus, its aim is similar to training in…
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Integrative Metabolism: An Interactive Learning Tool for Nutrition, Biochemistry, and Physiology
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Metabolism is a dynamic, simultaneous, and integrative science that cuts across nutrition, biochemistry, and physiology. Teaching this science can be a challenge. The use of a scenario-based, visually appealing,…
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While the importance of teamwork is emphasized in the National Science Education Standards, getting teams to share equally in the academic assignments and interact in a positive and productive manner often eludes even…
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Editor’s Corner: Into the Future With <em>The Science Teacher</em>
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The end of the year is always a time for reflection. Although December may feel more like midyear for teachers, the end of the calendar year inevitably brings top 10 lists, reviews of the year’s best, and personal vows…
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Blind Students: Facing Challenges in a College Physics Course
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Visually impaired students with different educational backgrounds may differ in their analytical and mathematical preparedness, which presents unique obstacles for those who wish to successfully complete a college…
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Science Shorts: Word Wall Work—Supporting Science Talk
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One goal of classroom teachers is for students to develop the ability to recognize and understand the vocabulary of science. Classroom teachers also understand that students “need to keep expanding their understanding…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Automotive Technician Arcadio Mora
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue, Arcadio Mora shares his story about becoming an automotive technician—a career that is perfect for people who have…
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The New Teacher’s Toolbox: Getting a Handle on Grading
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Anecdotally, colleagues have shared that they spend anywhere from 3 to 10 hours a week on grading—depending on the time of year. When you add planning time to that, it’s easy to see how evenings and weekends can be…
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Microscopes have been the main tool for analyzing tissue form in both university and research laboratories for decades. However, biological microscopy has entered a new era with the advent of desktop computers and…
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Scope on the Skies: Mars at opposition
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On January 29, Mars will reach opposition, a point along its orbit around the Sun where Mars will be directly opposite from the Sun in a two-planet and Sun line-up with the Earth in between. At this opposition, the…
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Use recent Hollywood movies to generate interest in your science classroom. Movie clips can provide data for content-rich problem solving, show students exotic phenomena, allow them to apply science concepts in a new…
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts about how one person can make a difference. Follow the reading and math curriculum, but balance it with elementary science that promotes questioning, exploration,…
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For many children, especially those with reading difficulties, a motor-kinesthetic learning activity may be an effective tool to teach complex concepts (Gardner 1993). With this in mind, a team developed and tested a…
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