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Teaching through Trade Books: Weather Watchers
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In the past two months, students probably have heard weather-based sayings, such as “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” or “April showers bring May flowers.” Throughout the ages, people have developed…
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A Literature-Circles Approach to Understanding Science as a Human Endeavor
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Unfortunately, the reading of science-related, historical nonfiction alone does not necessarily lead students to make personal connections to science or understand science as a human endeavor interdependent with culture…
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Inquiry-guided instruction (IGI) has the potential to greatly enhance the learning experience for both educators and students. Although studies show the benefits of IGI, implementation presents its challenges. Issues…
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The Case Study: Assessment of Case Study Teaching -- Where Do We Go From Here? Part II
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It is natural for faculty to select paradigms with which they have familiarity, and in the sciences, measurement is a careful, precise aspect of the research method. In science there has been a bias towards counting.…
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Home Connections: Counting Populations
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This activity, designed for students to do at home, introduces the concept of population sampling. Students scatter pasta on a grid and count the number of pieces in three sample boxes.
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Science Sampler: Earthweek in the classroom—Students monitoring a dynamic planet
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Exploding frogs in Germany, new volcanic islands emerging in the Pacific Ocean, Avian Influenza spreading worldwide—these are just a few of the stories in Earthweek, an online log of natural events. The weekly report…
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Science 101: What happens in a thunderstorm?
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A thunderstorm is a localized storm accompanied by lightning and thunder. It may also have gusty winds and often brings heavy rain. Some thunderstorms also bring tornadoes and/or hail. In this selection a…
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The ingredient lists of your shampoo, makeup, and moisturizer are likely to include a dizzying number of unknown ingredients. What these ingredients are and do is a mystery to most consumers. However, many cosmetics…
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On a recent autumn afternoon at Harmony Leland Elementary in Mableton, Georgia, students in a fifth-grade science class investigated the essential process of classification—the act of putting things into groups…
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Perspectives: Science and Mathematics—A Natural Connection
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Nowhere in our daily lives do we separate tasks into specific subjects before we take action. Yet in schools we continue to teach the various disciplines as separate areas of knowledge. What if school, like the real…
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Science Sampler: Fossil detectives
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Middle school students are transformed into Fossil detectives as they examine the fossil record and use evidence about paleo-environments to develop an understanding of structure and function in living systems and…
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These high-interest activities use humor to complement traditional classroom learning. For example, after completing a three-week unit of physics labs, middle school students watched several Three Stooges films and…
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Where Does Our Food Come From?
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Problem-based learning (PBL) is one approach to teaching science that supports the notion that students construct knowledge within contextual settings, and that critical thinking and application are best fostered within…
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The Early Years: Objects in Motion
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this month’s issue students use small objects, such as tops, to explore motion. Students then perform data collection of…
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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Breaking the Midwinter Monotony
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This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue discusses how to keep students engaged throughout the winter months.
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