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Science education reform is a topic that has gained increased exposure with such headline-making proposals as SS…
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In this month’s article, the editor discusses her observations regarding the lack of participation from her intellectually mature freshman class. However capable and accomplished they were, these young people didn’t…
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This article describes the High-Adventure Science curriculum unit "Is There Life in Space?", which is a free online investigation that helps students see how scientists use modern tools to locate planets around distant…
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The Green Room: Tap Local Resources for Environmental Education
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses local, state, and regional resources available for sustainability education inside the classroom.
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An extension of a 1993 published activity teaches students about infectious agents and what steps they can take, as individuals, to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
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Editor's Roundtable: Creating a Sense of Community
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Perspectives: Mentoring New Teachers
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Beginning teachers have much to learn about teaching (Odell 1990), including navigating their own classrooms and learning new school procedures and policies. Mentors can assist beginning teachers in making the difficult…
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Transforming the Teaching of Science Graduate Students Through Reflection
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This paper presents an assessment of a biology education seminar for science graduate students. It describes how this seminar emphasized pedagogy and reflective assignments to help students identify and explore novel…
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Methods and Strategies: The Art and Science of Building a Classroom Library
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Building a classroom library isn't simply a matter of accumulating as many interesting-looking books on science as possible. Here we will find suggestions as a guide to building a purposeful classroom library that…
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In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teaching (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. This month’s issue celebrates the collaboration of SCST and Kendall/Hunt in the selection of an…
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What better way to spend a sunny summer day than surfing—the web, that is! With so many web 2.0 applications out there, it’s hard to know what’s really useful. In this month’s column, the authors share some of their…
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Scope on Safety: Safety and liability
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In order to provide a level of awareness relative to liability, the NSTA Board charged a committee with the task of rewriting the NSTA Position Statement on Liability of Science Educators for Laboratory Safety. This…
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Favorite Demonstration: The Nature of Color Subtraction: A Guided Inquiry Experience
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Many college students profess to have an understanding of the nature of color. The study of color begins in the early grades, so it makes sense that students should feel confident regarding their knowledge. However,…
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Editor’s Roundtable: National Lab Day—Community-based science at its best!
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National Lab Day (NLD) was launched by President Obama on November 23, 2009, and is a collaboration of more than 200 education, science, and engineering organizations, including NSTA. Teachers can use the NLD network to…
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Understanding how geckos—small lizards belonging to the family Gekkonindae—can “defy gravity” and walk across a ceiling provides a fascinating frame through which students can not only learn valuable content about…
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