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Solstice, Science, and Summer Reading
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Like generations before them, teachers often use the energy of the summer Sun to nurture seeds of growth (both real and virtual) for another year. Whether you believe the ancient legends or not, summer provides catch-…
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Favorite Demonstration: A Candle Lights the Way to Scientific Discourse
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The science conversation cited in this article showed the development of an inquisitive attitude, scientific reasoning skills, the motivation and competence to participate in a scientific discourse, and a deeper…
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Issues In-Depth: Making some bones about it
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While most people regard bone as a static entity in our body, this is a serious misconception and one that should be corrected early because bone health is a concern for people of all ages—not just the elderly. While…
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Learning the Ropes With Electricity
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Students create a hands-on classroom model illustrating a closed circuit along with other activities that explore the flow of electricity through modeling.
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Idea Bank: Tips and techniques for creative teaching
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank features creative teaching techniques for introducing students to the vast amount of knowledge in the…
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Scope on the Skies: Setting the Scale Straight
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue the modeling exploration gives students a more accurate view of the size ratios in our universe.
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The authors conducted a research case study to ascertain the effect of a bridge program on fostering self-growth and academic readiness for college. Academic wholism provided the vehicle to promote self-awareness, self-…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Books Published in 2004)
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The annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 is selected by a committee of NSTA members. The selected titles on this list were all published in 2004.
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Editor's Roundtable: Leveling the playing field
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Special education has evolved from separate classroom settings, to pull-out programs, to mainstreaming, to the current practice of full inclusion. Inclusion involves many more regular education teachers than did…
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Piquing Student Interest with Pharmacology
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Motivating high school students to learn basic biology and chemistry concepts is an ongoing challenge. To help students learn science concepts, the Pharmacology Education Partnership (PEP) was developed. This science…
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Why do some inventions stand the test of time, while others disappear from the market entirely? In the activity described here, students work in groups of four to research pre-1950s inventions they see at antique/…
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There has been renewed discussion of the scientific method, with many voices arguing that it presents a very limited or even wholly incorrect image of the way science is really done. At the same time, the idea of a…
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The Prepared Practitioner: Multiple-Choice Season
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Spring is almost here. Soon buds will appear on trees, and bubbled-in answers will appear on test response sheets all across America. Spring brings a spate of multiple-choice tests for many students—from SATs to AP…
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Storytelling is not just something experienced at bedtime, in the movies, or with friends. Rather, it is a way that knowledge has been transferred for generations. Stories allow the listener to gain understanding in a…
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The Early Years: Light Foundations
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The day-and-night cycle forms the basis for understanding many other natural cycles in plants, animals, and Earth processes, as well as later learning about the solar system, and it is part of the National Science…
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