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Mythbusters, Musicians, and MP3 Players: A Middle School Sound Study
Journal Article | March 2011
Create your own speakers for an MP3 player while exploring the science of sound. Review of science notebooks, students' intriguing cabinet designs, and listening to students talk with a musician about the physics of an…
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Field-Trip Pedagogy for Teaching "Sense of Place" in Middle School
Journal Article | March 2013
Head outdoors to explore local geology, ecology, and the interactions between humans and the environment.
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Science Sampler: Achieving Gender Equity in Middle School Science Classrooms
Journal Article | January 2003
“I hate science. It’s so boring. What’s the point anyway?” Many middle school students feel this way, including the author and her best friend at the outset of seventh grade. However, their views of science soon changed…
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The Fish Kill Mystery: Using Case Studies in the Middle School Classroom
Journal Article | February 2008
Case studies are an excellent method for engaging middle school students in the current work of scientists. Students learn to think like scientists as they decide how to investigate the dilemma presented in the case…
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How Middle School Students Come Face to Face With Down Syndrome Research
Journal Article | January 2010
This article discusses how real research on Down syndrome, being done in a lab at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), was incorporated into a laboratory activity for middle school students. The…
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After the Bell - The middle school connection: Fostering alliances with parents
Journal Article | July 2006
What is the number one fear of most teachers? According to national polls, it's talking to parents! Because parental involvement is a key factor in a child's success, communication between teachers and parents is…
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Blog Post | September 2014
I’ve heard that there will be a vacancy in the high school science department next year. The position is for three sections of general biology and two sections of environmental science (not AP). I currently teach…
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Journal Article | July 2011
Take advantage of teen internet savvy and redirect students' online travels toward exploration of our environment through streaming real-time data (RTD). Studies have shown that using RTD adds relevancy to students'…
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Journal Article | April 2009
In the exciting, “out of this world” activity described here, students measure the Earth using meter sticks while measuring their shadows in two distant locations. To obtain the size of the Earth, students discover the…
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Creating Deep Time Diaries: An English/Earth Science Unit for Middle School Students
Journal Article | April 2006
Students love a good story. We all do. That's why incorporating literary fiction that parallels teaching goals and standards can be so effective. In the interdisciplinary, thematic six-week unit described here, the…
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Journal Article | February 2015
This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue provides useful information for science teachers about implementing interactive word walls as effective instructional…
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Guest Editorial: Epigenetics: A New Science for Middle School—And Why You Should Teach It
Journal Article | February 2016
An opinion piece about epigenetics.
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Journal Article | September 2016
This study involved a scientific research competency module taught to the first-year premedical student in a 6-year premedical–medical program at an overseas U.S. medical school.
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Collection | July 2015
Resources that would be of use for teachers planning lesson on the Solar System.
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Collection | July 2015
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