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Enhancing Science Education Through Art
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Augmenting science with the arts is a natural combination when one considers that both scientists and artists rely on similar attitudes and values. This article describes simple art activities that allow students to…
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It's No Problem to Invent a Solution
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A kindergarten class learns about inventions, inventors, and how to be an inventor. Engaging students in learning about pencil sharpeners led to researching and developing a lesson plan designed so students could learn…
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A Peer-Reviewed Research Assignment for Large Classes
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One way science educators can integrate writing, critical-thinking and team-building skills into their curriculum is by incorporating a collaborative, peer-evaluated research paper assignment. This type of exercise…
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Mathematical Modeling in Science
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Creating mathematical models using spreadsheets can help high school students learn at deep levels in both science and mathematics, and give teachers an excellent opportunity to integrate these two disciplines. The…
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Constructing and Critiquing Arguments
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Four communication strategies help students discuss, defend, and debunk ideas. These strategies emphasize speaking and writing to facilitate students' engagement in scientific argumentation.
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The Kellogg Commission calls for a process of engagement in which the expertise found on our campuses is focused collaboratively on the problems faced by society. Expanding interdisciplinary teaching and learning is the…
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Interest in science and technology is essential to good citizenship. By adapting items from other scales and writing new items, the authors developed the Attitudes Toward Science and Technology scale, containing 30…
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Valuing Little Steps Toward Inquiry
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This article shows how taking small steps toward practicing scientific inquiry can shift the way teachers present core ideas and encourage students to communicate their scientific understanding.
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Scope on the Skies: The law of location
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This article explains how the sky would look from different locations, specifically from other locations within our solar system. Answers to the following questions are addressed: Do the constellation patterns we see…
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Students use easy-to-obtain supplies and computer scratch paper to make their own paper. This papermaking activity, which is always popular with students, brings home the individual importance of recycling and its…
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Learning about what inferences are, and what a good inference is, will help students become more scientifically literate and better understand the nature of science in inquiry. Students in K–4 should be able to give…
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This activity is designed to introduce motion concepts to students through active, hands-on investigation, and to help activate their prior knowledge about motion. It can be developed into a culminating assessment for a…
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Scope on Safety: Test Your Metal (Safety Knowledge)
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the safety of various metals commonly used in middle school science lab activities.
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Methods and Strategies: A Science Lesson or Language Lesson?
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue covers using the 5R Instructional Model during a unit on soil erosion.
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Science Is for the Birds: Promoting Standards-Based Learning Through Backyard Birdwatching
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Backyard bird watching can be a means for promoting authentic research projects in middle level science. Cornell University's Project FeederWatch provides research protocols for measuring diversity, distribution, and…
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