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The Galápagos Islands are sometimes thought of as the birthplace of evolution. Not because evolution begins there, not because evolution occurs there and nowhere else, but because the results of evolution so visible. A…
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Problem Solving in Biology: A Methodology
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A methodology is described that teaches science process by combining informal logic and a heuristic for rating factual reliability. This system facilitates student hypothesis formation, testing, and evaluation of…
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Science 2.0: Dynamic Lessons With Google Earth
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses the "layers" feature of Google Earth.
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Teacher’s Toolkit: Processing the curriculum through quality questioning
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In this inquiry-based project, student-generated questions became the basis for student-directed individual and group projects that provided practice with problem solving, critical thinking, and research skills while…
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This article features the "Fishing for Clean Water" activity which can be modified for K-12 students and can be inquiry based or problem solving in nature. It provides basic comprehension of the effects of direct and…
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Childhood obesity and its long-term health implications should be of major concern to science educators. In an effort to support teachers and youth about this growing problem, a five-unit, 19-lesson module entitled…
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The author works with a chorus teacher to create an interdisciplinary unit using music to supplement the science curriculum. This particular subject involved creating lyrics and music to help students learn cellular…
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Creative Concept Mapping: A potato stamp encourages a positive attitude toward concept mapping
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Concept mapping creates a “map” of students’ understanding of an idea or event and helps them understand concepts and their relationship with other ideas. This activity challenges students to create and design a concept…
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Scope on the Skies: And then there were eight
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This past summer the International Astronomical Union (IAU) approved new definitions for objects in our solar system that orbit the Sun. The definitions now allow for only eight planets, while objects smaller than…
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Zoos and similar non-school sites have the added advantage of getting students out of school and into another environment, demonstrating that science learning can take place anywhere—not only in formal school settings.…
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In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. In this month’s issue the new president focuses on where the Society goes from here in addressing the…
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The Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES is an organization that serves nine school districts west of Rochester, New York. One of the many programs provided by Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES is a regional summer school program that allows…
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Science Shorts: From Soda to Smoothies
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This article discusses implementing nutrition education programs at the elementary level. In this activity students learn to read and compare the nutrition facts on food labels to help them choose ingredients to create…
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In this case study, the word has leaked that evidence of life on Mars has been discovered. These findings were publicized in advance of Science magazine's report. This conflict sets the stage for this case study.
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How can you connect, supplement, and extend students’ firsthand investigations? Look toward your bookshelves for a clue. Books and other textual materials can serve the following roles in support of scientific inquiry:…
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