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Tech Trek: How reliable is the temperature forecast?
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The internet has become as commonplace as a daily newspaper, and is a primary source of news for middle school students. Access to up-to-the minute weather forecasts is something most students take for granted. However…
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Science Sampler: Perceptions about Moon phases
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One of the most common topics about which students have misconceptions is the phases of the Moon. This article features a two-week course about Moon phases including classroom instruction, videos, field observations,…
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The implementation of standards and high-stakes testing has increased the pressure on classroom teachers to cover content in what seems like an ever-shrinking period of time. What if there was a way to help students pay…
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What's the Buzz? A classroom simulation teaches students about life in the hive
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The opportunity to be a part of a functioning hive and the experiential nature of the lesson enabled students to learn how each bee's job contributes to the survival of the hive. Through this simulation students learned…
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Reflecting on a recent case study, this article discusses one district’s process for adopting a new science curriculum and how it revealed key issues in establishing and keeping high-quality elementary science programs…
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Tech Trek: In the eye of all beholders
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Save for the subject of art perhaps, the teaching of no other discipline in K-12 schools is more reliant on vision than science. In fact, the core of science study involves observation in a controlled environment and…
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Editorial: Undergraduate Education in Science: The Message
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The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Science Pipes: A World of Data at Your Fingertips
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A new online tool called Science Pipes allows students to conduct biodiversity investigations. With this free tool, students create and run analyses that would otherwise require access to unwieldy data sets and the…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Flick a Switch
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When students flick on lights, boot up a computer, or turn on a television, do they think about how that energy is produced? The majority of electricity in the United States is generated from power plants that burn…
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New teachers often are given the most preparations, classroom moves, and demanding students. In addition, new teachers are sometimes added to the roster at the last minute and never have a chance to tour the school and…
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1948: The New Imperative for Science Literacy
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This paper was presented by the author at the February 1998 Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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From Generation to Generation: Oral Histories of Scientific Innovations From the 20th Century
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The 20th century saw some of the most important technological and scientific discoveries in the history of humankind. The space shuttle, the internet, and other modern advances changed society forever, and yet many…
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Science Shorts: About Form and Function
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Humans have been classifying organisms since before recorded history, cataloging flora and fauna for our own species’ benefit. Recognition of particular forms—the bark of a tree, shape of a leaf, or color of a mushroom…
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The jury filed back into the courtroom, hardly visible to the spectators seated on the benches. Their tiny prokaryotic bodies seemed to bounce along to some inner music. There had been 3 days of testimony and the jury…
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Editor's Corner: Building Together
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As modern science becomes more interdisciplinary, teachers look for activities and ideas that require thinking across the disciplines and include material from outside a strictly focused, discipline-based curriculum. In…
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