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Do any of your students struggle with the scientific and mathematical concepts underlying a lab investigation or to articulate conclusions based on their data? If so, try enhancing their higher-order thinking skills by…
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Science Sampler: Wanted—Citizen Scientists
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As middle school students and teachers become involved in citizen-scientist activities, their awareness of important environmental issues will be enhanced. Here the author shares her involvement in a partnership with…
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Blow-by-Blow Inquiry: Students use their minds and lungs in this engaging inquiry activity
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To promote the spirit of science as inquiry, this article presents an engaging activity that capitalized on students’ interest in the homerun-hitting race between professional baseball players Mark McGwire and Sammy…
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Supercharging Lessons With a Virtual Lab
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A virtual lab supplements an exploration of simple circuits.
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Small-scale sustainable agriculture is a rich, vibrant arena for teaching and learning. This article features a farm used to teach students in a course on environmental education. Farm research is relatively easy to…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Sport Biomechanist Bill Sands
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This month's column features Bill Sands, a Sports Biomechanist at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC). As Head of Sport Biomechanics and Engineering, he helps Olympic athletes defeat their opponents and achieve their…
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A highly relevant topic for adolescents is the impact of drug abuse on the nervous system. Out of 49,300 U.S. secondary school students surveyed, half of them will have tried an illicit drug by the time they complete…
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An important goal of the current reform movement in science education is to promote scientific literacy in the United States, and scientific inquiry is at its heart. However, the National Science Education Standards…
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This article describes how our common addiction to cell phones was used to launch a discussion about their use, impacts on the environment, and connections to issues of civic concern. By encouraging middle school…
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SAFEH<sub>2</sub>O: Student Advocates for Environmental Water
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Through a partnership with a local business, a group of highly motivated high school students and their teacher created a not-for-profit business, Student Advocates for Environmental Water, to provide water-testing…
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Gain rich perspectives about the interrelationships between science, technology, and society through explorations of history and the process of science.
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The Tools of Science: Using computer probeware to enhance students' laboratory experiences
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Computer probeware enhances laboratories by allowing students to experience natural phenomena firsthand. In this article, the author describes ways in which computers are used as tools in student laboratory activities.
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Electrospinning has been used to create nanofibers for filtration devices, tissue engineering, and protective clothing. Although electrospinning is now widely studied, because of the expensive equipment required and the…
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Science 101: What causes things to rust?
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The simple answer is that things rust when you leave them out in the rain. But maybe you want a more thorough answer. Rust is a form of corrosion, which is broadly defined as the wearing away of materials due to…
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A Journey in Teaching: The National Board Certification Process
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The education field recognizes that children need time and encouragement to reflect on and communicate their understandings. By writing, speaking, and drawing what they do and learn, students’ conceptual understandings…
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