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Society for College Science Teachers: Wearing Too Many Hats
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How do you determine if an incoming freshman is ready for your class? How much responsibility do we bear in helping students make this critical transition? Do students today really process information differently than…
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Teacher’s Toolkit: Improving science instruction through effective group interactions
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Cooperative learning is a popular teaching strategy in which groups of students work together to accomplish a common goal, aiding them in developing a comprehensive understanding of a topic or concept. This strategy…
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Students interact with a scientist virtually and make nanoscale observations of insects using an online scanning electron microscope.
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The author presents the science and engineering practices from the recently released A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.
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Editor's Corner: Tough Times for Teachers
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Science Shorts: “Knowing” Newton
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Newton’s Laws seem simple and familiar. Despite their apparent simplicity, these laws are often misunderstood. In the following lesson, students will become better acquainted with Newton and his laws as they test what…
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Primary Paleontologists: Students "dig in" to excavate buried "fossils"
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Prior to the students' dig, each second-grade teacher digs and models the role of an excavation expert in the same square of the dig site. This simulated dig is a memorable culmination to classroom study of dinosaurs.…
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Fourth-grade students, their teachers, and a group of teachers-to-be explore environmental science through integrated learning phases. Students took a trip to a local creek, conducted science inquiry activities in the…
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Science Sampler: Achieving Gender Equity in Middle School Science Classrooms
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“I hate science. It’s so boring. What’s the point anyway?” Many middle school students feel this way, including the author and her best friend at the outset of seventh grade. However, their views of science soon changed…
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The Invention Factory is a nontraditional youth-based, after-school program in Honolulu that teaches information technology and mechanics to teenagers through interactive, hands-on projects that improve human computer…
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The Green Room: Nonnative, Invasive, Exotic, Oh My!
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue talks about invasive species.
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Ready to kick off your shoes and make tracks toward vacation? Whether you run to the nearest beach, or just prop your feet up and relax, there’s no better path to renewal than one that runs through the pages of a good…
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The Life and Work of John Snow
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Due to his work to determine how cholera was spread in the 18th century, John Snow (1813-1858) has been hailed as the father of modern epidemiology. This article presents an inquiry model based on his life and work,…
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Tech Trek: A different phase change
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In physical science, we often use water to demonstrate change of state. However, this teacher demonstration will expose students to unfamiliar substances whose phase changes can be compared to those of water.…
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Editor's Note: Hey, Look Us Over
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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