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Many teachers and students have experienced the classic pet rock experiment in conjunction with a geology unit. A teacher has students bring in a “pet” rock found outside of school, and the students run geologic tests…
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Ocean Science in the Classroom
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Although ocean or marine science courses can effectively integrate the sciences in ways that stimulate student curiosity and interest, they have not yet received formal recognition for the role they could play in…
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Exploring Alternative Conceptions
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Teaching is an inexact science. Even experienced teachers have difficulty assessing the effectiveness of their lessons and students’ mastery of concept. Teachers must be particularly careful to avoid introducing or…
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Teaching With Multiple Methods in Mind
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Teachers know what a daunting job it can be to ensure that all students in a class learn effectively. In addition to the usual difficulties of gaining everyone’s attention at once, instructors also run into the issue of…
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Faculty portfolios can serve as excellent repositories for a faculty member's scholarly activities. Using the guidelines provided, faculty portfolios can serve to integrate the areas of teaching, research, and service.…
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Favorite Demonstration: The School Dance, According to Le Chatelier
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When teaching science, or any other topic, an example of the concept being taught taken from students’ past experiences is often valuable. A familiar situation can reduce the anxiety of an unfamiliar or intimidating…
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One way to improve teacher retention is to adequately prepare preservice teachers while they are enrolled in professional teacher education programs at colleges and universities. In a model developed at Towson…
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Science 101: How does a telescope work?
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It turns out that telescopes, microscopes, and binoculars all work on the same principles, so you get three for one in this answer. They give us information that we can’t get with the unaided eye. To do that, these…
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Green Science: Going locavore—Teaching students about the benefits of food produced locally
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A term that is fairly new to the English vernacular is locavore. This term describes anyone who eats food that is grown locally. A locavore diet consists of both perishable and imperishable food that is generally…
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This article provides a study of over 300 inquiry activities from a variety of curriculum resources and identified eight common strategies available to classroom teachers and other instructional planners.
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Every Day Science: December 2007
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Igniting Girl's Interest in Science Careers
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Since leaving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a passion of Sally Ride's has been to find ways to keep girls interested in science. Recently, Sally Ride Science and NASA teamed up to produce a…
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In sixth grade, students understand that Earth gets visible light from the Sun, but students may also believe the Earth gets heat from the Sun. This last part is incorrect because the Sun is too far from the Earth to…
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Through the Massachusetts Parent Involvement Project (MassPIP), teams of community businesses, service organizations, school personnel, parents, and children joined together and planned and conducted science,…
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Scope on the Skies: Coming soon to a sky near you
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue learn about September skies and the opportunities this year for students to join in the exploration of space.
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