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The <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i> and the Earth and Space Sciences
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This article discusses the important features of Earth and space science standards for elementary, middle, and high school levels.
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Building Leaves and an Understanding of Photosynthesis
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Where does cellular respiration take place? How does a plant make food and in turn use the food to produce its own energy? Do animals carry on this process also? To help students answer these and other questions, have…
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Favorite Demonstration: Using Elodea as a Live Model of the Eukaryotic Cell
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In this demonstration, the aquatic plant called Common Waterweed, Elodea Canadensis, serves as a model for cell function. The plant clearly exhibits cell activity by visibly demonstrating cytoplasmic streaming, which…
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Integrating Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics to Evaluate Global Water Problems
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An interdisciplinary and context-driven course focused on global water issues was developed and taught at the college level. Students designed a semester-long research project, collected and analyzed data, and…
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Studying Sensory Perception: Demonstrating the sensory-perceptual basis for learning
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In this activity, the story of stone throwing by a hunter provides the basis for a series of powerful, experiential exercises that introduce students to the sensory and perceptual basis of learning. This learning…
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This article discusses teaching error analysis and other experimental skills in the physics classroom.
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Sheltered Instruction Techniques for ELLs
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The suggestions described here to adapt instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) are based on the concept of sheltered instruction, a model of language-support methods for instruction for ELLs derived primarily…
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Designing the Perfect Plant: Activities to Investigate Plant Ecology
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Plant ecology is an important subject that often receives little attention in middle school, as more time during science classes is devoted to plant biology. Therefore, the authors have developed a series of activities…
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Assessing student-led, open-ended scientific inquiry holds a unique problem for classroom teachers because of the diverse skills and content that emerge from student work. This article provides tangible strategies for…
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The trend toward inquiry-based learning is providing today's students with a more enriching education. When implementing inquiry it is important to recognize the great number of safety concerns that accompany this…
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Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Reading
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There are a mere 99 "lazy, hazy, crazy" days of summer--from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Therefore, it is vital that you prioritize your personal plan to make the most of your summer--to fit in rest, exercise, perhaps…
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Forensic investigations are a great way to involve middle school students in the inquiry process. In this activity students decide if the drowning was an accident or murder by examining microscopic evidence from the…
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Current Events and Technology: Video and Audio on the Internet
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Teachers can utilize the vast audio and visual resources available on the Internet to bring current science events into the classroom. A wide variety of news sites as well as technology requirements and teaching…
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Conceptually, students are typically introduced to light as a type of wave. However, children struggle to understand this model because it is highly abstract. Light can be represented more concretely using the photon…
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Vision + Community = Outdoor Learning Stations
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Local partners can provide the expertise, labor, and even funding to transform your school's outdoor areas into outdoor learning stations.
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