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Today’s Authors, Tomorrow’s Scientists
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Although not all teachers can invite scientists into classrooms on a regular basis, they can invite them into their students’ worlds through literature. Here the author shares how she used the nonfiction selection,…
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“How can we prepare students to function in a democratic society if we don’t model democracy in our schools and classrooms?” The author works with his students to develop the class syllabus and vote on which Earth…
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Editor's Corner: Wrapping Up One year While Anticipating the Next
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the past year and welcomes a new staff to The Science Teacher.
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This hands-on, create-a-skeleton activity will reinforce skeletal and muscular system knowledge and foster creativity. Students work in cooperative groups to construct life-size skeleton models, write individual lab…
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National School Science Safety Indexing Project: A Beginning
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There is extensive agreement within the science profession that the "hands-on, minds-on" approach to teaching and learning described within the National Science Education Standards creates a more effective learning…
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Scope on Safety: Food for Thought, But Not for Eating
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. In this month’s issue the author suggests that teachers familiarize themselves with best practices before proceeding with any food-based lab.
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The Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) study compared student performance in physical geology lecture classes using a traditional method of presentation with that of using Internet notes and PowerPoint lecture…
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Take your summer reading to the next level! Check out these recent publications suggested by NSTA’s affiliate committees. The articles cover a variety of topics that are relevant to elementary science teachers, such as…
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The Concept Attainment Strategy
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The concept attainment lesson, recommended by Joyce, Weil, and Calhoun (2004), is designed to give students practice in analyzing data and developing critical-thinking skills—without a complicated lab setup. The…
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A Land-Use-Planning Simulation Using Google Earth
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Google Earth (GE) is proving to be a valuable tool in the science classroom for understanding the environment and making responsible environmental decisions (Bodzin 2008). GE provides learners with a dynamic mapping…
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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Teaching With Current Events
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This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. In this month’s issue the author emphasizes that everyday science events can provide plentiful connections to classroom science content.
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Naturalist Writers and Environmental Sentiments
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Develop students' awareness and appreciation for the world around them through the written word. Using the work of naturalist writers such as John Muir, Rachel Carson, or Henry David Thoreau offers a refreshing…
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In the interdisciplinary, team-taught course described here, the authors use the subjects of art and art history to bridge to math and chemistry. Specifically, the course investigates ways in which chemical and…
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank, the science faculty is looking for ways to engage all students in a course that allows them to achieve…
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Linking Science and Writing With <em>Two Bad Ants</em>
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Two Bad Ants, a fictional story detailing the journey of “two bad ants” that stray from their colony and choose to stay in a container full of large, white, sweet-tasking crystals (sugar)—was the catalyst for an…
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