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Studying the Olympic sport of curling is a fun, engaging way to learn about the concepts of friction, forces, momentum, and Newton's laws. Students enjoy and benefit from hands-on, experiential learning activities, and…
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Personal Response Systems and Learning: It Is the Pedagogy That Matters, Not the Technology
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This study investigated whether using clickers in conjunction with lecture tutorials yields higher student learning gains than using only lecture tutorials. The results suggest that the clickers do not lead to…
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As teachers make the transition to inquiry-centered science, they discover a need for new assessments. In response to this need, a group of 125 elementary teachers embarked on a three-year investigation of science…
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Point of View: Students, Butterflies, and Cancer
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This article accounts one research scientist's interest in butterflies and his aversion to dealing with cancer with it hitting so close to home. Prefering to emphasize problem-solving skills rather than recall, this…
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Point of View: Sharing Pedagogical Techniques as a Mechanism for Interdisciplinary Contact
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses interdisciplinary collaboration among teachers.
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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The world’s population is increasing at a phenomenal rate. One of the resources this growing population relies on now, and will rely on more as nonrenewable resources are used up, is wood. Currently, wood is used for…
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Teacher's Toolkit: Teaching for transferal
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An area of cognitive science that may one day help connect neuroscience and education is the concept of transferal. Transferal refers to how the skills and knowledge learned in a classroom can be synthesized and taken…
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The study of electricity in general science or physics is fascinating for students. Unfortunately, a number of electrical dangers exist in the laboratory that are applicable to all types of science including biology,…
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Charles W. Eliot’s Legacy to Science Education
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Had Charles W. Eliot—a young Harvard graduate trained in chemistry—accepted an offer in 1865 to become a superintendent of the Merrimac Mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, the history science teaching in American high…
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Tried and True: An Eggciting Alternative to a Science Olympiad
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This is a new twist on a familiar Science Olympiad event. By combining two possible outcomes, it allows students to make choices in an inquiry format. Students must think about materials, Newton’s first and second laws…
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Students research local water resource issues and translate this acquired knowledge into public service announcements (PSAs) on the importance of water conservation. This project provides a meaningful context for…
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Science Fiction and Science Education
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Using science fiction films in the classroom can expose students to a wide variety of science topics. The films are particularly good for identifying student misconceptions, many of which are a product of these very…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: Books Published in 2006
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Apples and oranges… and lychees and loquats—how can one compare? That’s the challenge when a team of NSTA’s best science educators attempt to select the best of each year’s science trade books. It’s been 34 years since…
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Libros de Ciencias en Español: A selection of recent science trade books in Spanish (March 2009)
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Simple, lively, and easy-to-understand science books in Spanish for the very young are the new reality in the publishing world. In contrast to previous years where there has been a wider selection of books for beginning…
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