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The Prepared Practitioner: Understanding Heat and Temperature
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Since this issue of The Science Teacher has a polar theme, the author thought this would be a particularly appropriate time to examine research about students’ preconceived ideas about heat—or the lack thereof. Heat and…
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Career of the Month: Historical Archaeologist
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Historical archaeologists such as Mark Warner investigate through excavations and written records of how people lived in the recent past. This thrilling career involves the excavation of artifacts, in combination with…
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Editor’s Roundtable: Differentiated instruction to the rescue!
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Differentiated Instruction (DI) is an ongoing practice: teachers intentionally and systematically discover and plan lessons around the strengths, needs, prior knowledge, and attitudes of their students. Teachers must…
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Place-Based Investigations and Authentic Inquiry
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In place-based inquiry, the context of an investigation involves a place about which students already have some interest, curiosity, or knowledge. Their interest makes the application of scientific investigation and…
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Teaching Science to ELLs, Part II
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Despite the burgeoning numbers of English language learners (ELLs) in our schools, many science teachers have little training in meeting their specialized needs. By the year 2010, it is estimated that 40% of K–12…
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Malformed anurans (frogs and toads) are excellent bio-indicators—living organisms sensitive to environmental changes that are used to judge the quality of a certain habitat. Students investigate these phenomena online…
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The first year in the classroom is probably the most challenging of a science teacher’s career. While many science and education classes are offered in college, they do not always teach the basics of getting started.…
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Assessment is an important component for quantifying learning in higher education. With the current trends at the state and federal level, what’s now merely encouraged may soon become a mandate. This article contains…
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Take a Bite Out of Teenage Cavities!
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A dental hygiene forum was designed for middle level students in order to reinforce their knowledge of oral hygiene, broaden their understanding of oral anatomy, and teach them about common oral diseases. A variety of…
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After the Bell: Beyond the exhibits
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Over school vacations, students tend to forget what they learned during the school year. In other words, their brain goes on vacation too. This article provides information on some science-related facilities to help…
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Brain Busters, Mind Games, and Science Chats
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In addition to encouraging critical-thinking skills, brain busters, mind games, and science chats help to establish an atmosphere of wonder, contemplation, and speculation. They can also shed light on students' learning…
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Perspectives: Helping Students Understand the Nature of Science
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An important goal of science teaching is to help students understand the “nature of science”—what science is and how science works. The nature of science addresses the importance of creativity and imagination in…
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Big Macs and Healthy Teens? Exploring Fast Food as Part of a Healthy Adolescent Lifestyle
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In the set of activities, explorations, and discussions described here, students apply healthy eating information when they make nutrition choices both at home and when eating out. These lessons introduce…
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Scientific Discovery for <em> All </em>
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The scientific discovery process comes alive for 70 minority students each year at Uniondale High School in New York where students have won top awards for “in-house” projects. Students develop projects from an original…
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Incorporating the issue of non-native species into science curricula is an effective way to protect our deteriorating environment while teaching students fundamental principles of ecology. In addition, the ubiquitous…
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