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Challenges and Solutions for ELLs
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Preparing students for high-stakes testing presents a constantly increasing challenge for science teachers. Not only do students vary greatly in their science knowledge and backgrounds, but also English Language…
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Commentary: Tips for Successful Presentations
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An opinion piece about presentations and tips for making them successful.
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Toothpick Chromosomes: Simple Manipulatives to Help Students Understand Genetics
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Make sense of genetics terms while demonstrating the link between models and the biological processes they represent. Using toothpicks as simple models of chromosomes can promote student understanding of genetics…
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In this discussion case, parents must decide whether or not to enroll their sons in an experimental treatment program designed to alleviate the symptoms of muscular dystrophy. The case explores the genetics and…
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Many instructors think that by incorporating case study analysis into the science classroom they will sacrifice course content. The directed case method, however, is a proven strategy for deepening and solidifying…
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Beyond Dissemination in College Science Teaching: An Introduction to Four Core Change Strategies
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Within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education community there are repeated calls for the reform of undergraduate teaching. Resulting change efforts often focus on developing and…
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Science Sampler: Map your way to the Grand Canyon
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How do urban eighth graders from the flatlands of Indiana capture the poetry and grandeur of the Grand Canyon without ever leaving the classroom? By talking and touching and seeing and smelling and listening and...…
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Science Sampler: Building student mental constructs of particle theory
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The concept of particle theory is a basic idea in chemistry and physics and leads students to understand why solids, liquids, and gases have different properties although they are they are made of the same materials.…
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Mask of Black God: The Pleiades in Navajo Cosmology
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One Navajo legend attributes the creation of the primary stars and constellations to Black God. Today, a famous star cluster—the Pleiades—often appears on the traditional mask worn by chanters impersonating Black God…
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Adapting to the Environment: Helping students understand natural selection
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A classroom activity based on the story of the peppered moth sheds light on natural selection. While the topic of evolution is often difficult to approach in high school biology, this activity captures student attention…
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Every Day Science: January 2011
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This monthly column presents facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Scope on Safety: Modeling Clay Safety
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. In this month’s issue the author discusses the different types of clay and characteristics that determine appropriate use.
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The Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) appears to hold promise as a method of assessing college science learning environments. However, college science teachers must begin to appreciate students'…
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Science 2.0: “Flipping” Your Classroom
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Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann’s flipped classroom model allows them to provide direct instruction, but not during class. Students watch online lectures at night and teachers spend class time connecting individually…
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