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Science 101: Q: How Do Self-Driving Cars Work?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the science behind self-driving cars.
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This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers The Sound of One Hand Clapping challenge from last month.
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Methods and Strategies: Ask the Right Question
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use literature and higher-level thinking questions to enhance science instruction.
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Engineering Encounters: The Internet of Things for Kids
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This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In the “Talking Window Garden” project, students create “smart” plant pots that use sensors to collect and analyze data on the health of their…
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To bring engineering tasks into the classroom, know what qualifies—and what doesn’t.
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Using engineering design to simulate cell transport processes.
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Myths About the Nature of Technology and Engineering
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Using the philosophy of technology and engineering to expose misconceptions.
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An interdisciplinary, project-based unit for U.S. history students.
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Using Troubleshooting Portfolios to enhance students’ science practices and concepts when doing engineering design.
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Editor's Corner: Engineering for the Future
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Science 2.0: Align Your Curriculum With the ISTE Standards
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue provides some scaffolding to help teachers align the ISTE standards to the example activities in our previous columns.
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Focus on Physics: Sailing Into the Wind: A Vector Explanation
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This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. In this lesson, students discover surprising facts about sailing and also the intriguing usefulness of vectors.
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Health Wise: Getting Their Names Right
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This Q…
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Career of the Month: Civil Engineer
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Kristina Swallow's career path to becoming a civil engineer.
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Right to the Source: View From the Top
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Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This month's issue discusses the rise of skyscrapers.
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