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Finding Instructional Resources for Teaching about Scientific Misinformation
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Commentary
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Communicating With Data Around Phenomena (Data Literacy 101)
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Helping our students make sense of data while they are working with phenomenon can be an excellent way for students to build critical 21st-century data skills in engaging and authentic ways. Here I outline an…
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Summer Science with the Secchi Dip-In Project
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Secchi Dip-In citizen science project for Science Scope
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Helping Students Use Crosscutting Concepts to Guide Sensemaking of Anchoring Phenomena
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Crosscutting concepts (CCCs) are designed to help students make sense of phenomena across multiple scientific disciplines (National Research Council 2012). Since they are applicable to explaining so many different…
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Globalizing STEM Instruction Using Sustainable Development Goals
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Global education presents an opportunity for all classroom teachers, regardless of subject or grade level, to engage students in understanding globally relevant issues that extend from content taught in class and…
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In this unit, students explore the phylogeography of three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus and Bradypus variegatus) endemic to the Bocas del Toro islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. After learning about the…
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Local landscapes examined via Google Earth provide a natural arena on which students can analyze how humans modify and interact with their environment. These lessons guide students through an exploration of the natural…
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Blockbuster Science: Checking our positions
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Media has always played a significant role in shaping education. Visual cues and observable phenomena brought to life on screens or through vivid and engrossing sound effects make science accessible to people in ways…
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Finding Zero: Exploring Mathematical Models with Pendulum Paintings
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Pendulum paintings are fun to make and fascinating to observe in process, but they can be used to model real scientific analysis using messy data. In this activity, students create pendulum paintings and develop an…
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Going Beneath the Surface: Using Socioscientific Issues to Explore Human Impacts on Soil
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Socioscientific issues (SSIs) can help students think about the moral and ethical issues related to science. When SSI issues are based on local phenomena and issues within students’ communities, they can also resonate…
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Geology from a Beaker: Student Activities in Earth Science
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Student activities based on deposition in a beaker introduce Walther’s Law, which states that, if uninterrupted, vertical deposition is duplicated in the horizontal. When gravel, sand, and clay (mud) are stirred in a…
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This article discusses an innovative approach to science education focused on engaging students through authentic learning experiences and hands-on activities. It emphasizes the importance of linking classroom…
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Exploring the Favorites in Science Education Issue
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Editor's Corner
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Teaching about the Critical Role of Key Scientific Institutions
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Fact or Faux?
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Some Physics of Wheels and Tires
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Focus on Physics
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