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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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Using Mentoring to Foster Professional Development Among Undergraduate Instructional Leaders
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This study examines the mentoring relationships of student instructors who provide supplemental instruction for undergraduate science courses. Specifically, the authors examined the relationships negotiated between…
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Everyday Engineering: Time’s up, turkey—Pop-up thermometers
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Meat thermometers can be awkward to use in terms of placement and avoidance of bones. Because of these problems, each year 30 million Thanksgiving turkeys have a built-in thermometer that pops up when the turkey is…
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