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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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Take a Fresh Look at Connected Science Learning
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Editor Dennis Schatz welcomes you to the latest issue of Connected Science Learning, focused on STEM Learning Through Afterschool Experiences, and introduces the journal’s incoming Field Editor, Beth Murphy. …
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Find out how the Detroit Zoological Society partnered with local organizations to create Celebrate Urban Backyards, which engages afterschool educators and students in hands-on, inquiry-based programs and activities…
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Learn about an effective and affordable three-focus approach that brings together academia, the community, and the real world in a way that makes afterschool STEM enrichment available to a wide audience. …
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Minnesota 4-H seeks to improve the quantity and quality of out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) experiences for middle school–age youth. In 2013 the Minnesota STEM team, a statewide team of 4…
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Inspiring STEM Interest Using Foldscope
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The Gaining Options to College Collaborative (GO College) is a successful college mentoring program within the Erie, Pennsylvania, school district. It provides free, on-site, extracurricular resources for local high…
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Do Children Make Good Citizen Scientists?
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Participating in citizen science—where members of the public collect data for use by scientists—has become popular over the past 5 to 10 years, with teachers increasingly looking to incorporate citizen science into…
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