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Editor’s Corner: It’s a Wonderful Life… Science
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In this month’s column, the field editor shares an epiphany he had while finishing up a genetics unit with his high school students—“It’s a wonderful time to be teaching biology.” He discusses the events that led him to…
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SCST: National Standards for Introductory College Science Courses? Can and Should We Develop Them?
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In this column the leadership of SCST shares its views with JCST readers. In this month’s issue the author focuses on establishing national standards for college science teaching—can or should we?
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Inquiring Minds Do Want to Know
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A group of pre-service students assigned to fifth graders with an interest in tornadoes worked over the course of several classes to present a series of lessons that gave students a solid background so they could…
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Editor’s Note: Classroom Windows
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Little did Linda Froschauer know that she would one day find herself in the position of editor of the very journal that helped in the formation of her teaching… the journal that inspired her teaching and affected her…
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Every Day Science—November 2008
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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Interdisciplinary teaching, research experience, and active, collaborative strategies have all been identified as practices highly favorable to the learning process. By using the university campus as the focus for the…
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The Dynamic Earth: Recycling Naturally!
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A series of learning cycle lessons put a new spin on rock formation.
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This article describes three science investigations students can conduct using a single bag of superabsorbent water pearls.
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Editor’s Roundtable: An air of respectability
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Hold up an open container without any obvious liquid or solid in it and ask a typical class what’s in the container, and you will readily and enthusiastically get the response, “Nothing.” Out of sight, out of mind is a…
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Science and Communication: Incorporating language arts instruction into science lessons
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Good communication skills are essential to the success of every student. With minor adjustments science teachers can teach communication skills without sacrificing science content. The author suggests four ways to…
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Natural Resources: Close to Home
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Learning about endangered or threatened species can be an extension of an adaptation or biodiversity lesson. It can also be tied into conversation and what students (and the rest of us) can do to help species in need.…
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Supporting Special Students: Including special needs students in the science classroom
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Many secondary science teachers feel overwhelmed by directives to adapt curriculum and instruction for students with special needs. So, how can science teachers juggle their familiar responsibilities as well as the new…
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Javametrics 101: Introducing Nonscience Majors to the Chemistry Laboratory
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A novel way to introduce nonscience majors to the chemistry laboratory using hands-on experiments can be done with one of college students’ favorite beverages—coffee. The course described in this article, Javametrics…
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Use of Thermochrons in the Classroom
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Preservice elementary education students often do not have a good feel for the process of science. Many may be acquainted with the steps of the scientific method but have never been through the scientific process. An…
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Creating Direct Channels of Communication
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Biology students in a large-class, active-learning environment used e-mail and in-class written notes for student-instructor communication. Most students sent e-mail messages and about half were content-related.…
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