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Self-Assembly: How Nature Builds
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Self-assembly or spontaneous assembly is a process in which materials build themselves without assistance (Goodsell 2000). Presented here is a simple in-class exercise that underlines the basic principles of self-…
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Science Sampler: A five-step approach to planning for technology in new science spaces
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Cutting-edge technology such as interactive whiteboards, PDAs, and BlackBerry-enabled cell phones are becoming more common in the classroom, but rapid technological advances such as these present a challenge to those…
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The Gigantic Titanic Egg Disaster
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This activity features an iceberg-disaster simulation called the "Gigantic Titanic Egg Disaster." Students enjoy using their own problem-solving skills and creativity to prevent a Titanic disaster.
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Chemistry teachers are often encountered with the problem of how to introduce students to various subjects in a thought-provoking and insightful manner. One method is to modify teaching styles by presenting students…
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Guest Editorial: Inquiry Is Essential
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An opinion piece about teaching children science as inquiry and the challenges to elementary teachers. One specific challenge is incorporating full inquiries as part of the school science program. With the process…
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Designed for Successful Learning: Using multiple intelligence assessment in the science classroom
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This article reports the results of a research study that assessed the multiple intelligences of high school students enrolled in physics courses.
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Green Science: Banning the bottle
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Bottled water is ubiquitous, taken for granted, and seemingly benign. Americans are consuming bottled water in massive amounts and spending a lot of money: In 2007, Americans spent $11.7 billion on 8.8 billions gallons…
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Students can’t ask for much more fun than skateboarding during class time. With some additional concept learning, that kind of fun can be incorporated into a debate that encourages students to practice scientific…
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Every Day Science: January 2010
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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In the exciting, “out of this world” activity described here, students measure the Earth using meter sticks while measuring their shadows in two distant locations. To obtain the size of the Earth, students discover the…
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A Quest is a treasure hunt-style poem in which the writers lead the visitor to special places on the property. The poems have movement clues to take the visitor from place to place and educational clues that teach about…
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Many teachers bring caterpillars into their class for their students to see the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. This is exciting and educational, but more can be done using Monarchs across the curriculum…
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Formative Assessment Probes: Pushes and Pulls
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the assessment probe "Talking About Forces."
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Formative Assessment Probes: Mountain Age: Creating a Classroom Profile
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue covers the concept of the role of weathering in shaping the features of mountains.
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Commentary: Getting Students to Tune In
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An opinion piece about finding substantive material and delivery that engages students, so they will want to "tune in" and learn.
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