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Science Sampler: Playing games
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Playing games in class is always a welcome change, but designing science games can be very time consuming for the teacher. This article describes how to enlist student help in creating new games. Examples and a grading…
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The Moon Also Rises: Investigating celestial motion models
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Investigating celestial motion models is the focus of this Earth-Moon-Sun (EMS) astronomy unit. The model involves relevant motions of these objects that can be used to explain Earth-based astronomical phenomena—day and…
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In this final “Ask the Experts” column, our own resident “expert” and Department Editor, Marc Rosner, addresses the following questions: • Why is chocolate bad for dogs? • Where does the color go when…
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Few teachers find themselves with the support to purchase all of the materials they ideally need to supply their classrooms. Buying one or two simple, ready-made items can put a serious strain on anyone’s budget.…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Volcanologist Jeffrey Byrnes
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This column features interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue, Jeff Byrnes shares how his education and career path inspired him to be a volcanologist.
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An opinion piece about the important role Congress plays in shaping our national research and development enterprise. Their actions are critical to the success of advancing fundamental scientific understanding and our…
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To summarize the author’s answer to this question, effective questions are those that lead, eventually, to answers that indicate the student understands what’s going on beyond a terse answer that might just be memorized…
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Favorite Demonstration: E-Concept Mapping
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Not all demonstrations involve using exciting visual displays of one or a series of scientific principles. Demonstrations can be as simple as showing the interrelationship between scientific concepts or principles using…
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This article describes a learning experience that follows an alternate approach to integrating science and literacy. Teachers use a narrative to encourage children to use their imaginations in learning to describe…
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The New Teacher's Toolbox: The Beauty of Bell Ringers
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This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue discusses tactics to have a good start each day at the beginning of class.
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In an effort to involve students in research, writing, and the use of technology, faculty at Middle Tennessee State University developed Scientia, an electronic journal devoted to publishing student research. This…
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Photographing Wildlife: Observing wildlife with an inexpensive camera
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This activity can produce meaningful learning by improving students' skills in planning, problem solving, and decision making, as well as to serve as a natural springboard for journal and story writing. A great project…
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Methods and Strategies: Developing Investigative Skills Purposefully
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Members of a team of educators and university students participating in the project, Pittsburgh Partnership for Energizing Science in Urban Schools, addressed the issue of helping students develop investigative skills…
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A partnership brought a community together for a science night that included a planetarium, telescopes, and science activity centers.
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Science Sampler: Periodic Table
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Teaching the periodic table can be a mundane task filled with repetition and rote memorization. The techniques for engaging activities outlined in this article will help students become familiar with the periodic table…
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