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Natural Resources: If You Build It…
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They will come! Wildlife, that is, when you create the right conditions. A wildlife habitat can provide you with an outdoor classroom for studying the needs of organisms. It also provides a place to learn about soil,…
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Isolation, both physical and social, is not new to teaching (Lortie, 1975). The structure of the school building itself isolates teachers from one another (Harris, 1995). This coupled with invisible walls constructed by…
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Scope on the Skies: Bird watching
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In addition to offering great opportunities for planet viewing, this summer is also a god time for observing Earth-orbiting satellites, or “bird-watching.” There are several thousand satellites (not counting our Moon)…
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Wondering how to make the study of the immune system and infectious agents more relevant to your students’ lives? The online adventure series, Medical Mysteries, can provide the context and motivation. The series…
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A classroom bungee jump activity helps students understand physics concepts.
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Developing Inquiring Minds: Students use chromatography to separate the colors in fall leaves
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In this scientific inquiry experience, students brainstormed observations of the autumn trees, noticing the patterns in certain trees and which parts of the trees turned color first. These observations led to questions…
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Earth science students are expected to master the travel-time curves of the seismic waves generated at the focus of an earthquake and recorded at seismograph stations. Commonly, students are required to calculate the…
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As science teachers, we must provide feedback on both the science content and quality of writing demonstrated in their assignments. Unfortunately, our schedules do not always allow us to hold individual writing…
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Preparing Undergraduate Women for Science Careers
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To learn more about how the barriers women in science face can be eased or circumvented, the authors examined how an undergraduate research program prepared female undergraduates for science careers. The skills,…
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Computer science analogies can aid the understanding of gene expression, including the storage of genetic information on chromosomes and the fate of genes that are no longer used. Computer science analogies can also aid…
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Students test hypotheses pertaining to the tenants of Mendelian and population genetics using Pop!World, a virtual tool that teaches introductory population genetics through intuitive, inquiry-based virtual discoveries.
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Science Sampler: A (minty) fresh approach to science fair projects
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This class activity allows students to quickly “do” a class science fair project in order to see how it’s done. It's also a great way to introduce concepts of controlling variables and testing multiple subjects using an…
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Science Sampler: Representing Variability of Data
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Measures of central tendency--mean, median, and mode--are often used as descriptive statistics when students conduct experiments in which they take repeated measures of the dependent variable or when class data are…
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Tech Trek: Wordsmiths on the web
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Based on authors Bob Tierney and John Dorroh's practical suggestions for promoting student writing and the learning of science, this column highlights a variety of websites that involve students in similar activities…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Wild About Data
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In today’s world of short attention spans and media overload, the ability to create visual representations to communicate data is an important skill. This month’s lessons focus on various ways to display data and the…
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