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Teaching new biology concepts to ninth graders can be tough, and teaching students with disabilities even tougher—but we are accountable for all students. These authors used a cooperative learning strategy called…
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In this month’s column, the following question is addressed: On very hot days when the Sun beats against the pavement, the light above the ground appears to waver and tremble. Is this the heat reacting with our eyes, or…
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Recently, a high school Science Club generated a large number of questions involving temperature. Therefore, they decided to construct a thermal gradient apparatus in order to conduct a wide range of experiments beyond…
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Formative Assessment Probes: Is It a Rock? Continuous Formative Assessment
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses assessment related to Earth Science topics of rock formation and properties of matter.
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Point of View: Teaching Good Writing, Why Bother?
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An opinion piece about whether teachers of science should teach writing.
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Editor's Corner: Avoiding Clichés
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue reflecting on some of the excellent suggestions offered.
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In the “Solar Sprint” activity, students design, test, and race a solar-powered car built with Legos. The use of ratios is incorporated to simulate the actual work of scientists and engineers. This method encourages…
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Outcomes assessment was conducted with a pretest/post-test design in an online nonmajors’ biology course that included laboratory and lecture components. Data were compared with those of students at the same college…
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When learning, students yearn for meaning, challenge, and relevance. Integrated learning fulfills these desires by limiting the compartmentalization of learning—providing a more coherent learning environment. Too often…
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Scope on the Skies: Tracking planets around the Sun
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In earlier columns, the celestial coordinate system of hour circles of right ascension and degrees of declination was introduced along with the use of an equatorial star chart (see SFA Star Charts in Resources). This…
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Many science teachers in the Los Angeles School District were concerned over the low number of students electing to take a third year of science. Based on this concern, this articles focuses on the science reform effort…
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“On your mark, get set, go!” Elementary students love to hear these words as they participate in the annual Third Grade Better Boat Challenge. This highly motivational project started a few years ago as the author was…
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Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism: Helping students avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism
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Once a student has plagiarized successfully, they are likely to try it repeatedly and before long their enthusiasm to learn has been robbed. Today’s technology-savvy students are finding it easy to plagiarize papers…
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Editor’s Corner: Today’s Polar Science
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The Earth’s polar regions once seemed a remote realm, accessible only through the compelling tales of intrepid explorer-scientists. Accounts of these polar explorers have long fascinated our imagination. Today, Earth’s…
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Commentary: He Should Have Seen It Coming When the Spiders Hatched
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An opinion piece about education being a lifestyle and how an educator brings a spouse into that lifestyle.
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