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Science Sampler: Students learn best by teaching
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Traditionally, science fair projects allow students to share their personal investigations about nature. In a science fair presentation, a student typically lectures, pointing out observations, data, analysis, and…
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Editor’s Note: Windows Into Understanding
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In this month’s column, the editor reflects on how teacher programs in the early 1980s gave little attention to assessment. The assumption was that end-of-chapter tests in textbooks and standardized state tests provided…
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Editorial: Thoughts on Electronic Publication: Edging into the Future—Electronically
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The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Scope on the Skies: The view from Earth
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A practical method for either observing or modeling the view we have of other planets is to focus on planets near the horizon, specifically morning or evening planets and their location relative to the Sun. Planets…
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The Early Years: First Explorations in Flower Anatomy
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Help children explore the idea that there are many different flower shapes, all with the function of forming seeds, by allowing children to dissect flowers after drawing them, using their fingers or plastic picnic…
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Investigating With Charles Darwin
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Naturalist Charles Darwin made observations, conducted experiments, and kept detailed notebooks of his findings throughout his life. He was regularly transfixed by his observations of the natural world, whether in his…
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Using Forensics Science Problems As Teaching Tools
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As teachers of high school students, we constantly struggle to engage students in scientific exploration so they can master concepts and appreciate the nature of science. By providing an air of mystery and glamour,…
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Editor’s Corner: STEM Beyond the Classroom
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One of our most important tasks as science educators is to encourage students to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). So, how do we encourage more students to consider STEM…
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How Does Student Performance on Formative Assessments Relate to Learning Assessed by Exams?
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A retrospective analysis examines the relationships between formative assessments and exam grades in two undergraduate geoscience courses. Pair and group-work grades correlate weakly with individual exam grades. Exam…
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Integrating STEM Into Afterschool
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In 2013 The Franklin Institute, a leading science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a grant from the National Science Foundation (#1138911) to reach under-resourced urban communities by strengthening the…
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The Maryland Out of School Time (MOST) Network has worked since 2013 to build systems that strengthen out-of-school time (OST) STEM education. With support from STEMNext (formerly the Noyce Foundation),…
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Understanding Nature Through Active Listening
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Sounds are all around us and are useful sources of information for scientists. Unfortunately, we are living in an earbud society in which many youth and adults have “turned off their ears” and go through their daily…
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A Cancer Education Curriculum for Underserved Elementary School Children
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Learn how Los Angeles educators implemented a new curriculum to teach underserved elementary students about basic cancer concepts. In spring 2018, the University of Southern California’s (USC) Joint…
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Multimedia Connected STEM Learning With Middle School Students
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Find out how Denver middle school students practiced digital storytelling as they delved deeply into STEM topics that interested them. Since only approximately 10% of elementary students regularly engage in…
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Interested in Connecting In-School and Out-of-School STEM Learning?
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Use the National AfterSchool Association’s resources to learn about best practices for implementing out-of-school STEM learning. The National AfterSchool Association (NAA) is committed to providing…
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