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  • Everyday Engineering: It's (zipped) in the bag

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    This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. In this issue, the origins of the sealable plastic bag are explored.

  • Science Prop Boxes

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    A prop box is a teacher-created resource full of age-appropriate and meaningful activities focused on a central theme. Prop boxes work much like learning centers in an elementary classroom with the important addition of…

  • The Patterns Approach

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    This article lays out an approach built upon an introductory unit, "Patterns in Nature," which aims to engage students in constructing their understanding of physics through contextualizing and enhancing their…

  • Earth Systems in a Bottle: Building Earth systems teaches students an integrated environmental lesson

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    Earth and its systems, a natural integrated unit, incorporate an understanding of biology, physics, chemistry, and geology. The various systems on Earth are interrelated—changes in one system control or regulate…

  • Editor’s Note: One Size <em>Doesn’t</em> Fit All

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    Content is a vital component of what we personally need to know and understand if we are to teach children to know and understand. But understanding how students learn, acquiring strategies to assure that will happen,…

  • Attitudes in Education

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    More than half of all students with learning disabilities (LD) receive science instruction in regular education classes. Because LD student numbers are increasing, the ability of classroom teachers to accommodate these…

  • The Early Years: Sharing Research Results

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    Students collect data about the qualities of various play doughs.

  • Science Sampler: Canals in the curriculum—A model of integration and inquiry

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    Approaches to science education through integrated studies are ideal ways to meet the diverse needs of students, as well as the spirit of science reform. This article presents a canal study as a great way to accomplish…

  • The Second Dimension—Crosscutting Concepts

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    The author focuses on the Frameworks crosscutting concepts, specifically Dimension Two.

  • Science Sampler: Pictures in the sky

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    This "stellar" project helps students think in both two and three dimensions, displays the relative distances between the Earth and stars, and introduces students to the constellation myths of diverse cultures.

  • Teaching "Bad Science"

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    Sharing both the triumphs and failures of science helps students understand its true nature. Teachers should challenge students to confront the scientific enterprise in its entirety. In doing so, teachers move toward…

  • Introduction to Biological Investigations

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    Introduction to Biological Investigations is a course that was developed to introduce the scientific method through practical application. This active, student-centered experience fosters fundamental skills that promote…

  • Engaging Undergraduates Through Interdisciplinary Research in Nanotechnology

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    A small public university recruits and retains more students in all science disciplines by implementing an interdisciplinary strategy focusing on nanotechnology and enhanced undergraduate research.

  • Science Sampler: Science Survivor

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    In this article, learn how the "Science Survivor" lesson was applied to the problem of students not doing their homework.

  • Commentary: A Science Odyssey—All Aboard

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    An opinion piece about encouraging students to view the study of science as an epic journey, or Odyssey, we take together.

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