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Invasion Ecology (Teacher’s Guide—Includes Full Student Edition) (e-book)
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Strange intruders are invading our part of the world, threatening our environment and our economy. These newcomers and their impact on our ecological balance are the focus of Invasion Ecology, a new book that teaches…
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Celestial navigation is the process of finding your position on Earth based on astronomical guideposts. In this lesson, explore the principles of navigation; build tools to observe celestial bodies, and learn how…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12 (Books Published in 2010)
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Science is passion, science is wonder. The best books about science stir the minds and hearts of readers in very special ways, and when they do, the impressions they make can last for years. Read about the 2010 award-…
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Commentary: Shell Awardee—She Sells Science to Students
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An opinion piece about the "Shell Science Teaching Award" given to an outstanding classroom teacher who significantly impacts students through exemplary science teaching.
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Favorite Demonstration: Practical Skeptical Thinking
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Gallup polls consistently indicate that substantial percentages of adult Americans harbor paranormal beliefs (Gallup and Newport 1991; Gallup 1997). A key to helping students apply the habits of mind used in science…
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To form and orchestrate intelligent groups is a real challenge for 21st-century education and research. In this paper the authors show how a regional state university was able to facilitate interdisciplinary research…
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In the process of discovering the extraordinary creature commonly known as a red wiggler worm—or as scientists would identify it, Eisenia fetida, fifth-grade students recycled their school lunch leftovers, made…
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Scope on Safety: How to prevent a shattering safety experience
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A study done several years ago indicated that over half of the science laboratory accidents reviewed involved glassware. However, the risk of injury can be reduced if appropriate safety guidelines are followed. This…
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After the Bell: Newspaper science—Read all about it!
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Newspapers that regularly feature science can be used to introduce students to current events. These resources can also lead the way to meeting the National Research Council's suggestions on helping to increase…
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Teaching Science Through a Systems Approach
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Based on the recommendation of the AAAS and the NRC, middle level science is the rightful introduction for a systems approach, including the study of its parts, subsystems, interconnections, and interrelationships. Dr.…
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A Professional Development Teaching Course for Science Graduate Students
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Although the majority of the teaching faculty at U.S. universities is composed of people who are scientific experts, research has found that most scientists do not have information about effective teaching methods (…
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Tech Trek: Fast-food fact finding
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One of the goals of the Standards at the middle school age level is to develop a scientific understanding of health. This activity takes advantage of students' knowledge of popular culture and the Internet by examining…
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Stories of crime and punishment serve as the impetus for engaging students in science topics as part of a unique approach to teaching chemistry at Brooklyn College. This article describes a successful approach used to…
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Science Sampler: An introduction to water pressure
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The difficulty in teaching about water pressure is how to represent differences in water pressure, changes that are not visible to the human eye. One way is to manipulate containers of water and to observe the flow of…
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Science Sampler: The wonder of it all
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Nature surrounds us with awe-inspiring events and elements. All too often, however, the beauty and intricacy of nature is lost on students who get bogged down with reading about it in textbooks rather than experiencing…
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