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The interdisciplinary connection between science and art is easily accomplished in the elementary classroom using plants as focus organisms. Observing, dissecting, growing, drawing, and painting plants can also be used…
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Reading Questions: Encouraging Students to Read the Text Before Coming to Class
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College science teachers know that students get the most out of class if they have completed the assigned reading. To reinforce this expectation, we ask our introductory physics students to submit a question they had…
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Understanding Today's Students: Entry-Level Science Student Involvement in Academic Dishonesty
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The study described in this article provides information needed for effective development of strategies to address issues of academic dishonesty and helping students understand the effects that their actions could have…
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The author describes how she revised an environmental science workshop exploring the use of graphing tools and sensors at the last minute to meet the needs of elementary students, high school students, and adults.
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Science 101: What Causes Lightning and Thunder?
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The mechanism that leads to lightning is complicated and not well understood. That it's not well understood isn't surprising, as this is often the case when going from scientific models to the real world. Even so, we…
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Editor's Corner: Teachers Who Care
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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How do you light a fire under a class of 36 thirteen and fourteen-year olds and convince them that they want to learn about physics, chemistry, and math so badly that they are willing to give up recess and lunch to…
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Big Ideas at a Very Small Scale
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The purpose of this article is to share a learning-cycle sequence of lessons designed to convey the particulate nature of matter through use of physical models and analogical thinking. This activity was adapted from…
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Perspectives: Reading and Science
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To become good readers, students need experience in reading for information. Science class is an ideal place for students to develop motivation and strategies for informational reading. Yet with the promotion of hands-…
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The Prepared Practitioner: A Free Library
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The internet has been a wonderful invention for making resources easily available to anyone with access. As a science teacher and NSTA member, you probably have a list of favorite internet sites for teaching-related…
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The CSI Effect: Changing The Face of Science
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Until recently, the vast majority of female student images of scientists were versions of white males working alone in laboratory settings (Barman et al. 1997). As a result, the authors asked the question, “What…
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Methods and Strategies: Understanding the True Meaning of Nature of Science
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Along with the responsibility of teaching science content and inquiry comes the responsibility of nurturing an understanding of the nature of science. This article offers applicable suggestions to help in highlighting…
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A Five-Year University/Community College Collaboration to Build STEM Pipeline Capacity
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This article investigates the mechanisms through which undergraduate research experiences for community college students can have second-order and multiplier effects on other students and home community college science…
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Tried and True: No Matter the Weather, We'll Measure Together
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. In this month’s issue technology-infused weather investigations are explored.
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Tech Trek: Technology-based planetary exploration
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The lesson in this article is an example of how science educators can incorporate the Internet into the classroom.
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