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Addressing Three Common Myths About the Next Generation Science Standards
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Uncover misconceptions about the NGSS that are still held by some science educators.
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Editor's Corner: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Science 2.0: Do I Need a Robot?
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses telepresence robots and their use in the classroom.
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The Green Room: Hurricanes and Humans
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses the effect of human activities on hurricanes.
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Spotting Depression in High School Students
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Idea Bank: Secrets of the "Sunspots"
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank discusses several interesting activities that can be done with the topics of the sun and moon.
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Safer Science: Safer Reproductive Health in Science Labs
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses reproductive hazards in the science classroom.
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Career of the Month: Agricultural Engineer
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Erin Webb's career path to becoming an agricultural engineer.
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This article presents implementation details and findings of a National Science Foundation Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) consisting of many high-impact practices to…
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Undergraduate science students benefit greatly by learning to read and interpret primary research articles. However, once they obtain a level of competence in analyzing primary literature and develop a better…
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Ways to Include Global Climate Change in Courses for Prospective Teachers
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What responsibility do science teacher educators have for engaging students in learning about global climate change in courses? How can the topic of global climate change be added to an already packed course curriculum…
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This article investigates how mastery of prerequisite course material impacts student learning in follow-on courses. To measure the importance of prerequisite skills, we compare the exam scores of students with a GPA of…
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Crossing Boundaries in Undergraduate Biology Education
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In an effort to make mathematics relevant to biology students, the authors developed two modules that sought to integrate mathematics and ecology instruction to differing degrees. The modules were developed by a team of…
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The Effect of Gender on Perception of Case Studies and Performance
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The case study method of teaching uses real-world narratives to teach concepts and content. This method of teaching encourages active learning, which has been shown to have a positive effect on student performance in…
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Point of View: Predictably Unpredictable
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue describes examples of challenging student behavior and provides ideas to help confront this type of…
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