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Editorial: Bewilderment Disorder
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Once upon a time in a land far from here, there lived a farmer’s son. Stu was a hard-working and pleasant lad, always willing to put his shoulder against any project. He was cheerful, friendly, strong, and obedient,…
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Science Shorts: Hypothesis Testing—It’s Okay to Be Wrong
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Students often seek affirmation from their teachers about their thinking and can be embarrassed at the thought of being “wrong.” In science, we want children to feel comfortable making hypotheses and to know that it’s…
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Five Strategies to Support All Teachers
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Five strategies are outlined that have been used with elementary school teachers as they moved from a "cookbook" approach in science to an approach that is inquiry based. Suggestions to get off the slippery slope of "…
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This article features a teacher on assignment to NASA who joined a NASA expedition to the Iturralde Structure, a suspected impact crater in Bolivia.
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After a 2001 wildfire in the state of Wyoming, scientists were interested in learning what hydrophobic layers existed in the heavily burned areas and at what depth. In a collaborative, inquiry-based project, high school…
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Drawing Out the Quiet Voices: Making science lectures accessible to all students
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Lectures are still a key component of most science courses. During a survey of student groups who find lectures particularly challenging, a science teacher implemented “interactive lectures,” a method of conveying…
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Student-Centered Learning in an Earth Science, Preservice, Teacher-Education Course
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In an effort to get elementary teachers to teach more science in the classroom, a required preservice science education course was designed to promote the use of hands-on teaching techniques. This paper describes course…
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Idea Bank: Microscopic Impressionism
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Claude Monet meets the world of science through Histro-Art, a concept that was conceived from the impressions of an 11th and 12th-grade college preparatory human anatomy and physiology class who were studying histology…
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The Case Study: Science, Law, and the Pursuit of Knowledge
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Science and law are institutions for developing, testing, justifying, and authorizing belief, yet are often viewed as two different ways of knowing. Although science and law both claim to be based on “facts,” their…
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Science 101: Are Bats Dangerous?
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Bats are fascinating and beneficial animals, but students often have many misconceptions and fears about them. This introduction to bats will provide teachers with the information they need to help students learn more…
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Creating Deep Time Diaries: An English/Earth Science Unit for Middle School Students
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Students love a good story. We all do. That's why incorporating literary fiction that parallels teaching goals and standards can be so effective. In the interdisciplinary, thematic six-week unit described here, the…
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What is the color of blood inside the body? What are requirements regarding plumbing for a high school science lab? Find the answers to these questions in this article.
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Numerous connections exist between climate science and topics normally covered in physics and physical science courses. For instance, lessons on heat and light can be used to introduce basic climate science, and the…
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Idea Bank: Science in Politics
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All teachers face the classic struggle of convincing students that material learned in class is important and relevant. However, science teachers are fortunate because much of the material they teach comes up in…
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What Does It Mean To Be Standards-Based? Examining Standards and initiatives in the classroom
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The standards-based teacher is patient, working to create a classroom climate that supports a need to know and explain on the part of the students. This article features a brief history of the benchmarks and Standards…
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