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  • Snowy Entomology

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    Insects can be useful for investigations because they are numerous, relatively easy to find, and fascinating to students. Most elementary students have limited understandings of what exactly becomes of insects during…

  • Astrobiology

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    Astrobiology refers to the “origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe.” Astrobiologists study extreme environments on Earth and characterize the life forms that occupy them. These environments provide…

  • The Case of the Disappearing Snack

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    Who doesn't love a good mystery? Not any kid we know! Second- and third-grade students sure did as they eagerly solved The Case of the Disappearing Snack. As they investigated the "crime," students developed critical-…

  • Will it Float?

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    Student preconceptions are one of the greatest challenges we face as science teachers. This Predict, Explain, Observe, and Explain (PEOE) activity challenges students’ preconceived notions about why matter floats or…

  • Meeting the MOON from a Global Perspective

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    The MOON Project (More Observations of Nature) engages middle school students and pre-service teachers in a long-term (16-week) investigation of the Moon. It provides an opportunity to share, via the Internet, their…

  • Project-Based Science Instruction: A Primer

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    Project-based science (PBS) instruction can simply be defined as a student-centered science teaching approach, in which students produce tangible learning outcomes by posing and answering research questions that are…

  • Mark Your Calendar

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    To help new teachers prioritize their responsibilities, a mentor teacher within the Columbus Public School District in Columbus, Ohio, developed a “New Science Teacher” checklist. The checklist was designed for…

  • Implementing Japanese Lesson Study in a Higher Education Context

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    The purpose of this article is to describe a reform model of instructional collaboration, Japanese lesson study, which has been shown in previous research to enhance reform-based teaching.

  • The Early Years: Does Light Go Through It?

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    Words give us the power to describe our world and how we experience it. Any time we classify something, we give it a name to distinguish it from all others of its kind. Like the buttons on a kitchen blender which says “…

  • High School Science Reform

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    The idea for the Scope, Sequence, and Coordination (SS…

  • Look! It Is Going to Rain

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    It is important to help young children make connections between events in their lives and science concepts in preschool classrooms, so introducing basic meteorology ideas offer a great opportunity to make weather…

  • A Sun-Earth-Moon Activity to Develop Student Understanding of Lunar Phases and Frames of Reference

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    Lead students through a series of guided questions to explore the phases of the Moon.

  • Tried and True: Balloons and Newton's Third Law

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    This constructivist adaptation of the classic balloon-on-a-string exploration leads students to investigate Newton's third law: for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force. This hands-on,…

  • A Case of Mistaken Identity?

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    This case explores the fundamental principles of memory, eyewitness accuracy, and police questioning techniques in witness identification in a criminal case. Studying the details of an actual series of attacks and…

  • Career of the Month: Forensic Anthropologist

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    This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue discusses the work of a forensic anthropologist.

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