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After the Bell: Museums as inquiry role models
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Informal science learning environments can provide students with the opportunities to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate topics related to science.
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: Books Published in 2011
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NSTA and the Children's Book Council identify the best science trade books of 2011.
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This article reports on a new coordinated introductory precalculus, calculus, and mechanics course designed to overcome the barriers presented by traditional courses. The course is based on the premise that all students…
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Editor's Note (September 2000)
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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The ability to engage in argumentation in order to construct, justify, and evaluate scientific explanations is seen by many as an important component of scientific literacy. In order to foster productive argumentation…
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Building Knowledge & Intrigue: Creating an Interactive Science Museum
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The energy and enthusiasm shown by young students walking through the doors of an interactive science museum is difficult to surpass. The excitement and wonder that informal science education generates were instrumental…
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Little Shrimp, Big Results: A Model of an Integrative, Cross-Curricular Activity
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This integrative, cross-curricular lab engages middle school biology students in an exercise involving ecology, arthropod biology, and mathematics. Students research the anatomy and behavioral patterns of a species of…
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Reinforcing Science with Web-Based Exercises
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Little is known about the academic effectiveness of online instruction. To research this area, the authors created web-based exercises to support an existing course and tested their effectiveness. Students’ academic…
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Commentary: Why Societal Issues Belong in Science Class
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Young people face a future filled with important issues that should be informed by science—such as climate change, genetic manipulation, and the management of pandemics. To meet these challenges, students need an…
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Methods and Strategies: The Science Beliefs Quiz
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Science misconceptions--we all have them. It doesn't matter whether you are a science teacher, an elementary student, a parent, or someone earning an advanced degree in science. This article counters those common…
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Simple phase change explorations build a “solid” foundation for later learning about molecules. Using water as the example, upper-elementary students participate in activities that introduce the idea of the arrangement…
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How Accurate Are Student-Collected Data?
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The purpose of this study was to teach upper elementary and high school students to monitor two estuarine creeks using an adaptation of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Adopt-A-Stream protocol. Data…
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JCST Sunsets Favorite Demonstration Column
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The Journal of College Science Teaching announces that this long-running column will be discontinued. We will continue to publish those articles which have been previously accepted, but we will no longer accept new…
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Editor’s Note: Connecting With Technology
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We are in a new age. It is an age in which children view technology as an extension of their senses. Children are growing up surrounded by technology and develop an intuition that often amazes those of us who grew up…
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Biology majors team with business administration majors to develop proposals for "green" enterprise for a business plan competition. The experience gives students insight into the dynamics of cross-functional teaming…
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