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Tried and True: Traffic control tips for hands-on labs
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The following are some tried and true methods of avoiding materials management and traffic problems associated with hands-on activities. While each class has its own personality and each teacher has his or her own style…
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Safer Science: Computer Safety in the Lab
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Today, it is common to find desktops, laptops, netbooks, and specialized handheld devices in the science lab, and the internet is often used for research and collaboration between learners. The pervasive use of computer…
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Guest Editorial: The More High-Tech Our Schools Become, the More They Need Nature
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An opinion piece about educational technology.
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A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Invasive Plant Universe
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Invade the science curriculum with Alien Invaders, a comprehensive activity that investigates invasive plant species and their ecological roles. Studying invasive plants can eliminate blind spots in the science…
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Ronald Giere has created a novel and effective approach for teaching general education science courses. His textbook provides students with an opportunity to understand the sciences in the context they will typically…
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Drawing on Student Understanding: Using illustrations to invoke deeper thinking about animals.
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Students spent a significant amount of time learning about insects, using art and drawing as tools to deepen their understanding. Using artistic expression enhances students' abilities to communicate science…
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A Learning Cycle for All Students
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The National Science Education Standards are designed to provide a vision of scientific literacy for all students—regardless of age, race, ethnic background, English-language proficiency, socioeconomic status,…
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Science 101: How does loud noise affect hearing?
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This is an appropriate question, especially in light of the recent news that the incidence of hearing loss in teens has been increased by a third. To understand how loud noise affects hearing, you need to know the…
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Editor's Roundtable: Worry-Free Inquiry
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Commentary: Teaching for environmental science literacy
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An opinion piece about the complexity of teaching environmental issues.
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By thinking about the concept of density and taking into account the research on children’s ideas about this concept, the authors were able to unpack the typical sink or float activity and realize that it has students…
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Health Wise: Flu Season: The Best Defense
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This column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—along with classroom activities that help students make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses an activity that shows how flu germs spread.
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Safer Science: Chemical Storage
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Using chemicals safely requires a number of things, including current inventory control, appropriate labeling and storage segregation, ongoing inspections, and more. How can a science teacher find the appropriate…
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Scope on Safety: There’s no such thing as a free gift
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With shrinking budgets, increasing enrollments, aging equipment, and major advances in technology, donations are one way that science departments can help ends meet. However, many donations can be more trouble than they…
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Society for College Science Teachers: Was "Inquiry" a Mistake? It's all in the Name
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If teaching by inquiry is recommended as a practice for science teachers because it models the practice of scientific researchers and research supports it, why do scientific researchers resist it? The arguments vary--…
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