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Launch rockets to test the effect of design modifications on flight characteristics. As a culminating activity to a unit on motion, students design, build, and launch model rockets.
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Society for College Science Teaching: Finding Your Voice
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In this month’s column, the author briefly outlines a few of the benefits of having a Society of College Science Teaching (SCST) membership. She hopes that college science faculty looking for a professional society to…
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Getting the Most out of Electrophoresis Units
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At Oklahoma City Community College, they have developed gel electrophoresis activities that support active learning of many scientific concepts, including: pH, electrolysis, oxidation reduction, electrical currents,…
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Seeking to revitalize a unit on rocks, sand, and soil for first-graders, the authors created new hands-on lessons. These included testing the hardness of rocks, making models of the Earth, and sorting rocks. As a…
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In this month's section we explore the integration of math into the science curriculum. Meaningful math and science integration can also help teachers identify specific skills and standards that support their science…
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The covering teacher's duty includes creating a successful classroom experience for a limited period or a one-time basis. Tips provided in this article can help enhance the classroom experience whether a teacher…
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Successful Co-Teaching in the Science Classroom
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There are five main forms of co-teaching: lead and support, station teaching, parallel teaching, alternative teaching, and team teaching. A description of the forms, the pros and cons of co-teaching, and its…
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From Misconceptions to Conceptual Change
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We all have misconceptions about the world in which we live—how it works, how we interact with it, how it changes, and the reasons behind those changes. These misunderstandings are personal notions we create to make…
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In order to best teach fourth-grade students about rocks, the author used an empowering metaphor—rocks as stories from the past—that was applied to an entire unit. Rather than seeing rocks as lifeless, uninteresting…
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The Benefits of Formative Assessments for Teaching and Learning
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Formative assessments are usually informal and can range from oral question-and-answer sessions in class to performance events or quizzes. Stiggens and DuFour (2009) state that teachers and schools should use formative…
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The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA)
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By studying Antarctica via satellite and through ground-truthing research, we can learn where the ice is melting and why. The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA), a new and cutting-edge way for scientists,…
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An institution-wide focus on deep learning has made significant changes in the biology and physics core course curriculum at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The biology course director has reworked course objectives to…
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Favorite Demonstration: The Internet-Telephone Interview as a Classroom Teaching Tool
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The in-class telephone interview is discussed as a teaching tool that adds an additional active-learning dimension to a classroom environment. Students can actively engage in dialogue with the interviewee using high-…
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Scope on Safety: Taking the "demon" out of demonstrations
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When accidents occur, the administration usually responds by imposing a moratorium on demonstrations and lab activities. Imagine if authorities reacted in a similar manner in the real world. Airplanes would no longer…
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When Things Go Wrong—The results Can Turn Out Right
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For several years, the author’s fifth-grade students raised and observed plants, kept journals, and analyzed the functions of the parts of a plant. But this year, a near disaster taught her a lesson and increased the…
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