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Tried and True: Solar System in the Hallway
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After studying phenomena related to the positions and motions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon, many students are familiar with the positional ordering of the planets, but their knowledge of the distances involved is vague.…
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This article describes how a Botany Laboratory Inquiry Project (BLIP) can be included in a general botany laboratory. The stated purpose of the BLIP component is to provide a student with the opportunity to select a…
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Kids tracking sea turtles? No, it’s not a description for a new nature show on TV, it’s a lesson, and it could be happening in your classroom! Sea turtle biologists worldwide are currently working together to track…
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Viral News: Media Literacy for the 21st Century
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The authors present a lesson designed to address the 21st-century skills of information and media literacy in the context of science issues. This lesson was embedded in a full unit focused on viruses and vaccines at the…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Food Policy Researcher Caitlin Boon
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From safety to nutrition, food policy researchers work to improve what we eat. They examine evidence found by experts in food science, consumer behavior, taste perception, nutrition, and many other related fields. Using…
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Chromonoodles: Jump Into the Gene Pool
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The authors use pool "noodles" to model chromosomes in the biology classroom. Students gain a greater appreciation of the interdependence of DNA and inherited traits.
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Good teachers continually plan learning experiences to help young children make connections within and among areas of study (Zemelman, Daniel, and Hyde 1998). Integrating curriculum is important in helping children make…
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Exploring Animals, Glossopedia Style
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It’s the first day of the “Animals” unit for Tami Brester’s third-grade class and the first day her students are using Glossopedia, a free online multimedia science encyclopedia. But you wouldn’t know that from…
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Every science major has prerequisites: algebra, calculus, general chemistry, or introductory physics. As faculty, we understand the importance of these foundation courses. After all, we establish these prerequisites or…
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The Tree of Animal Life activity is a simple, sorting exercise that can help them see a bigger picture. The activity sets the stage for learning about animal taxonomy and introduces the characteristics of various animal…
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Creating a Fair Classroom Environment
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Reduce your students’ first day jitters by implementing these specific classroom management suggestions that are designed to reduce student anxiety and create a fair environment. These strategies will effectively help…
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Senior geography students in Field Methods in Geography apply their classroom knowledge to address an aspect of water quality degradation in a nearby river. Students submit proposals, carry out fieldwork, and write…
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Scope on Safety: (Lack of) safety in numbers?
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What is the safe number of students for one teacher to teach? Like many issues in education, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. There are several factors that need to be considered when establishing the safe number…
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Environmental Education Saves the Day
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At the start of each school year at Oil City Elementary Magnet School in Oil City, Louisiana, eager students ask, “What’s our theme this year?” This curiosity comes from their expectations that they will study a…
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Case Study: In Case You Are Interested—Results of a Survey of Case Study Teachers
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Case study teaching had a long tradition in law and business before it made the jump to medical school education in the form of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in the 1970s. Today, both the University of Delaware’s…
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