Home Connections: Up Goes the Water

Journal Article | March 2004

Have you ever wondered how water performs its gravity-defying act of moving upward from the roots to the leaves of a plant? How does water get all the way up to the top of a tall tree? This month's Home Connections…

Lessons from The Little Prince

Journal Article | June 2005

This article discusses the ways the classic children’s book touches on issues teachers face and suggests analogies between the encounters of the Little Prince and the challenges of making science meaningful for our…

Teaching through Trade Books: A Habitat Is a Home

Journal Article | August 2009

We all have our own habitats, and this month students spend time thinking about what other organisms need to survive, what types of habitats they live in, and how to set up a habitat for a classroom animal.

Connections Charts and Book Talk Groups

Journal Article | October 2008

Making connections is always an important task for teachers. Science teachers are encouraged to connect new learning with students’ prior knowledge, learning with student interests, learning with cultural experiences,…

Celebrate With SATELLITES

Journal Article | December 2008

The SATELLITES program uses geospatial technologies to study surface temperatures of Earth’s materials, such as sand, soil, grass, and water. Data are collected using Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the…

Science Shorts: Action Figures

Journal Article | January 2010

With upper-elementary students, using the skeletal system can be a productive first step in learning about the various systems in the human body. Of all the systems, the skeletal system seems to be the most familiar to…

Metchnikoff’s Munchies

Journal Article | November 2006

Many microscopy activities used in classrooms involve observations of structures in cells and organisms, and in research the microscope is an important and powerful tool for investigating cellular processes. To…

Scope on Safety: Monitoring for Safety's Sake

Journal Article | January 2013

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses practices that can possibly have negative safety consequences in a laboratory environment.

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Undergraduate Chemistry Labs: The Impact on Students' Conceptual Understanding, Argument Skills, and Attitudes Toward Science

Journal Article | February 2012

This article describes a new instructional model called Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI), which is designed to promote student engagement in processes of investigation design and scientific argumentation. The ADI…

Safety First: Modeling Safety in Clay Use

Journal Article | November 2012

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the types of clay and when to use each type.

Undergraduate Geology Education—The Carleton College Experience

Journal Article | February 1997

At Carleton, students who discover geology as sophomores can start majoring by selecting from several courses in the second level and continuing on in a track that works. It also means that students who do not major in…

Reaching to the <em>Standards</em>

Journal Article | December 1999

Sharing inquiry-based teaching ideas with preservice and in-service teachers, other colleagues, and parents will only enhance how science is taught to and perceived by children. With the integration of many subjects,…

Mountains Majesty: Ecosystems of the Rocky Mountains

Journal Article | October 2004

Traveling from the East, one can see the towering snow-covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains long before reaching foothills. But to fully appreciate these mountains, one must venture into them and experience up close…

The Social Responsibilities of Scientists and Science

Journal Article | December 1999

The following article is based on Dr. Pauling’s address at the annual Convention of the National Science Teachers Association in New York City, April 3. This article was first published in May, 1966.

Sun Savvy Students

Journal Article | June 2008

With summer in full swing and the Sun naturally on our minds, what better time to take advantage of a host of free materials provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Sun Wise program. Sun Wise aims to…