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Teaching Through Trade Books: Survival Skills
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Animals have many adaptations that help them survive in their environment and meet their special needs of food and shelter. This month’s column focuses on two such adaptations: camouflage and beaks. This articles comes…
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In this month’s Ask the Experts column, the following question is addressed: “Do the cells in a placenta have DNA in them and if so, whose DNA does it match, the mother or the fetus?”
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The Art and Science of Notebooks
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Along with inquiry-based teaching, exploring the elements of art can guide students to view and represent objects realistically. Understanding line, shape, color, value, form, space, and texture helps bridge the gap…
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Teaching Demands verses Research Productivity
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Faculty in undergraduate institutions are scholars and need to be actively engaged in research. They must also publish and get grants to be promoted and tenured. The strong demand on their time for teaching and college…
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Science Sampler: Glacial ice action
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Current news reports discuss the loss of glacial ice in the Antarctic and Greenland as examples of the effects of global warming. But what are glaciers and how do they work? An understanding of the process that causes…
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Science Sampler: Classroom management, rules, consequences, and rewards! Oh, my!
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Teachers must start with an organized classroom. Think through how you want your classroom arranged, how students will turn in work, and where supplies are located. Students should also be instructed how the classroom…
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Atomic Poetry: Using poetry to teach Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus
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Most students regard literature and science as two separate subjects with no obvious connections to one another. This interdisciplinary, cross-curricular approach integrates the two to teach physical science students…
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The lessons many students learn in traditional school curricula are too removed from the problems they encounter in daily life to be useful. One tool that can be used in the classroom to help students analyze and…
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Bridging Science and Engineering
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The Colleges of Engineering and Education at Penn State University have collaborated to design and deliver an engineering course for education and other nonscience majors. In this course, students integrate basic…
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Science 101: How Do Microscopes Work?
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Microscopes allow scientists to examine everyday objects in extraordinary ways. They provide high-resolution images that show objects in fine detail. This articles includes details on how microscopes work and how they…
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Science 101: When Is the Bernoulli Effect Not the Bernoulli Effect?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author discusses the Bernoulli Effect.
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By playing into students' inquisitive nature and taking a closer look into the details of science content, teachers can start uncovering student misconceptions, correcting them, and even preventing future misconceptions…
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SCST: Changes in Science Education—Are We Getting Ready? Predicting Education’s Future
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In this column the leadership of SCST shares its views with JCST readers. This article's focus is on the new millennium which establishes a natural marking point for change. Reflection on the last 10 years might give…
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Scope on the Skies: Exploring the Red Planet
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The launch of the Mars Odyssey 2001 signaled the beginning of a revised plan for the robotic exploration of Mars, the Red Planet. NASA detailed an exploration plan that will span the next two decades. Using new and…
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A major part of developing concept-based instruction is the use of an overarching idea to provide a conceptual lens through which students view the content of a particular subject. By using a conceptual lens to focus…
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