Research and Teaching: Effects of a Science Content Course on Elementary Preservice Teachers' Self-Efficacy of Teaching Science

Journal Article | December 2014

This article describes a teacher preparation program at a large Midwestern university that was modified to include a new science content course aimed at the need for successfully preparing elementary teachers to teach…

Research and Teaching: Implementing Comprehensive Reform of Introductory Physics at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution: A Longitudinal Case Study

Journal Article | December 2014

This study looks at the results of implementing education research-based curricular reform that took place over seven years.

Research and Teaching: A New "Class" of Undergraduate Professors: Examining Teaching Beliefs and Practices of Science Faculty With Education Specialties

Journal Article | December 2014

This articles highlights the teaching beliefs and classroom practices of a sample of science faculty with educational specialties (SFES) to promote the importance of understanding these attributes in faculty embedded…

Two-Year Community: Learning How Students Learn: An Exploration of Self-Regulation Strategies in a Two-Year College General Chemistry Class

Journal Article | December 2014

This study investigated how students in an urban 2-year college used self-regulation strategies in a General Chemistry I course and whether their use was correlated with both performance and the ability to correctly…

Case Study: Grandma's TUM-my Trouble: A Case Study in Renal Physiology and Acid-Base Balance

Journal Article | December 2014

This case study involves the role of the kidneys in regulating blood pH and electrolytes. Concepts related to pharmacology and therapeutics are also introduced.

EQuIP-ped for Success

Journal Article | December 2014

A rubric to help implement the Next Generation Science Standards.

Looking Through the Energy Lens

Journal Article | January 2015

A strategy helps students develop a fuller view of energy's role in a variety of phenomena.

Go With the Flow

Journal Article | January 2015

Fifth-grade students write about the flow of energy and matter through an ecosystem.

Physical Education Meets Physical Science

Journal Article | January 2015

An interdisciplinary lesson allows students to experience physical science firsthand.

How Does My Brain Pay Attention?

Journal Article | January 2015

A series of activities teaches students about attention and what they can do to control it.

Inquiry-Based Science and the Next Generation Science Standards: A Magnetic Attraction

Journal Article | January 2015

An emergent inquiry unit allows students to reach their own conclusions about magnets.

Editor's Note: Energy and Matter

Journal Article | January 2015

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Teaching Through Trade Books: Understanding Matter and Energy

Journal Article | January 2015

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue, students determine the characteristics of matter in its three states. They then explore what produces energy and how it can be…

The Early Years: Where Does the "Warm" Go?

Journal Article | January 2015

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue helps children learn about the transfer of heat from one material to another.

Engineering Encounters: Think It, Design It, Build It, Test It, Refine It

Journal Article | January 2015

A unit on water quality ends with a water filtration engineering design activity.