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Editor’s Corner: Into the Future With <em>The Science Teacher</em>
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The end of the year is always a time for reflection. Although December may feel more like midyear for teachers, the end of the calendar year inevitably brings top 10 lists, reviews of the year’s best, and personal vows…
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Blind Students: Facing Challenges in a College Physics Course
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Visually impaired students with different educational backgrounds may differ in their analytical and mathematical preparedness, which presents unique obstacles for those who wish to successfully complete a college…
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Science Shorts: Word Wall Work—Supporting Science Talk
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One goal of classroom teachers is for students to develop the ability to recognize and understand the vocabulary of science. Classroom teachers also understand that students “need to keep expanding their understanding…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Automotive Technician Arcadio Mora
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue, Arcadio Mora shares his story about becoming an automotive technician—a career that is perfect for people who have…
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The New Teacher’s Toolbox: Getting a Handle on Grading
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Anecdotally, colleagues have shared that they spend anywhere from 3 to 10 hours a week on grading—depending on the time of year. When you add planning time to that, it’s easy to see how evenings and weekends can be…
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Microscopes have been the main tool for analyzing tissue form in both university and research laboratories for decades. However, biological microscopy has entered a new era with the advent of desktop computers and…
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Scope on the Skies: Mars at opposition
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On January 29, Mars will reach opposition, a point along its orbit around the Sun where Mars will be directly opposite from the Sun in a two-planet and Sun line-up with the Earth in between. At this opposition, the…
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Use recent Hollywood movies to generate interest in your science classroom. Movie clips can provide data for content-rich problem solving, show students exotic phenomena, allow them to apply science concepts in a new…
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts about how one person can make a difference. Follow the reading and math curriculum, but balance it with elementary science that promotes questioning, exploration,…
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For many children, especially those with reading difficulties, a motor-kinesthetic learning activity may be an effective tool to teach complex concepts (Gardner 1993). With this in mind, a team developed and tested a…
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“Snail Tales” is an inquiry-based exploratory lesson for students to investigate learning and memory using common garden snails. This classroom laboratory is based on research by neuroscientists and best classroom…
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Science Sampler: Science magic -- Making a difference
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The author recalls with fondness her sixth grade science teacher, Mr. M, and how he transformed an otherwise turbulent year into “magic” by cultivating her love of science through the process of scientific inquiry, and…
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Generating Arguments About Climate Change
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Students participate in a unit on global climate change by engaging in the process of scientific argumentation. The lessons presented in this article were created using the generate-an-argument model to help students…
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The departments of Geology and Education at Brooklyn College collaborated with five informal educational institutions in the development of a place-based graduate program for Earth science teachers. The team used “…
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A Message from the NSTA President: Science Education—The Times They are A-Changin’
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Inspired by her favorite Bob Dylan song of 1964, “The Times They Are A-Changin,” NSTA President Page Keeley’s presidential theme during her 2008—2009 tenure will be “From Transition to Transformation—Striving for a…
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