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  • After the Bell: Improving internships

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    The Informal Science Education Centers (ISECs) serve an important role in complementing, supplementing, deepening, and augmenting classroom science. Colleges and ISECs are encouraged to create avenues for sharing…

  • How Much Carbon Is in the Forest?

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    At the start of an integrated Algebra I and Environmental Science class, students were presented with the following challenge: “How much carbon is stored in the Normanskill Preserve?” They were told they had one month…

  • Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Books Published in 2005)

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    The annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 is selected by a committee of NSTA members. The selected titles on this list were all published in 2005.

  • Flying Into Inquiry

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    This article describes several different citizen science investigations in which students learn about adaptation, interactions among species and their environments and change over time—fundamental principles in biology.

  • Customizing Curriculum With Digital Resources

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    To effectively use digital resources in the classroom, teachers must customize the information, merge it with pre-existing curriculum, differentiate it for diverse student populations, and still meet standards-based…

  • Video-Based Labs for Introductory Physics Courses: Analyzing and Graphing Motion on Video

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    Video-based labs are a powerful tool for improving student understanding of one of the most difficult and important topics in physics: graphs. This article describes common student graphing difficulties, the history of…

  • Scope on the Skies: September Skies (2009)

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    There are many astronomy and space science resources that may be used to supplement or reinforce your teaching, or even as a stand-alone teaching tool. This month’s column brings together a collection of the author’s…

  • Assessing Performance Tasks: Guidelines for developing objective scoring rubrics

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    As educators incorporate additional performance tasks into instruction, they are faced with the challenge of evaluating student achievement related to those tasks. The key to evaluation is developing student- and…

  • Integrating the Arts: Teaching About Color Mixing With Light

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    This guided inquiry lesson is designed to help students develop conceptual understanding of the primary colors of light and differentiate between additive and subtractive color mixing.

  • Bird's the Word: By raising chicks, students study animals in the laboratory

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    Raising chicks is effective and efficient because the experiment is applied science in action, and the animals are ethically disposed of when the experiment is finished. This experiment provides ample opportunity for…

  • Safer Science: Lifesaver Resources for Chemical Selection

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    High school science teachers, supervisors, and chemical hygiene officers (CHO) can turn to a number of internet resources for help when making decisions about hazardous chemical use. Before considering these resources,…

  • Working Model Hearts

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    Despite student interest, the heart is often a poorly understood topic in biology. To help students understand this vital organ’s physiology, the author created this investigation activity involving the mammalian heart…

  • Idea Bank: An Environmentally Responsible Physics Course

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    The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank discusses emphasizing energy in an introductory physics course.

  • Evaluating College Science and Mathematics Instruction

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    This paper reports evaluative data on five courses that have taken part in a curriculum reform effort called the Arizona Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers. Primarily through summer faculty…

  • Science Sampler: Radio-wave inquiry with web-controlled receivers

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    This article describes a web-enhanced investigation of radio waves suitable for upper middle school science students that correlates with the National Science Education Standards. In this engaging lesson, students are…

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