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Society for College Science Teachers: The Importance of Mathematics in Biology Courses
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We do our students a great disservice if we do not involve them in the mathematical nature of biology. The lack of mathematics-based experiences in the sciences handicaps them and prevents them from being active in the…
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Science Sampler: Rocks in our pockets
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Rocks contain so many stories within them that they're a natural for young scientists. To introduce students to rocks and their characteristics, begin your rocks unit with the following activities that develop their…
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One third grade teacher reflects on her students living by the ocean and their frequent jaunts to the beaches where expansive slabs of granite jut out into the sea. During the summer, they run along the rocks and…
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The Case Study: Can Case Studies Be Used to Teach Critical Thinking?
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In this month’s column, case studies are touted as an effective means of promoting critical thinking skills. Most of them are discipline specific, certainly. But they all grapple with the essence of critical thinking—…
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At Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, New York, a pilot program was designed to incorporate and test the efficacy of integrating Peer-Led Team Learning and the Case Study Method of teaching into three…
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Having taught K–12 students and preservice teachers for almost 20 years, the author knows the problems that arise when students are asked to generate an investigation of their own design. Therefore, she developed some…
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Science Sampler: Validating assessment—Teacher study groups
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Teacher study groups are a valuable method of examining the validity of classroom assessments and determining how well the assessments align with student learning goals. The implementation of teacher study groups is…
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Skeptical Science: Teaching students how to critically evaluate unusual claims
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Should science teachers discuss the legitimacy of astrology, extrasensory perception (ESP), UFOs, touch therapy, cloning dinosaurs, or any other unusual claims in the classroom? If so, can they examine the claims with…
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Connecting Children to Their World
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Planning effective, engaging lessons and units are challenging tasks for a teacher, but the process can also be meaningful and rewarding. Using a big understanding—a guiding statement describing essential content you…
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Solving Solutions: Exploring unknowns through chemistry
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Developing middle school students’ problem-solving skills is a common goal of the National Science Education Standards and the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. The following chemistry activities support…
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Point of View: Where Are Skills Learned in a Science Program?
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Communication, critical thinking, and collaboration are outcomes we hope students will learn from experts in “other” courses. But if science teachers value certain skills, then they should accept the challenge to help…
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Infrared Investigations: Using simple equipment to compare infrared radiation with visible light
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This article features a series of simple and nontraditional experiments that enable students to discover the properties of infrared radiation (IR) by studying propagation, reflection, diffusion, and refraction of IR.…
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English Language Learners in the Science Classroom
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What can we as teachers do to help English Language Learners (ELLs) learn science when we do not speak their languages or know their cultures? Both pre- and in-service teachers have successfully used the following…
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What would motivate high school students to donate valuable summer vacation time to do science research?--the opportunity to make a difference! The Shell Creek Watershed Improvement Group (SCWIG) was formed to identify…
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