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Scope on the Skies: In the Middle
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue the author discusses the interstellar medium.
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This set of lessons is designed to be carried out in all of the subject-area classes. Science lessons are expanded and taught in social studies, math, and language arts classes. This highlights the far-reaching impact…
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In the Footsteps of Archimedes: Archimedes' fabled experiment leads to discoveries about density
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In this article, an activity is created where students find the mass of a sample of copper with the stipulation that they can use anything in the lab other than a balance. Students are given paper cups of copper shot…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Science Measures Up
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Can you measure a dog’s tail in dog biscuits? Can you measure a desk without a ruler? Which is better: measuring a room in paces or meters? Which system of measurement do scientists use? This month’s column explores…
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Science 101: How are skyscrapers designed?
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Building a structure that stands hundreds or thousands of feet in the air incorporates all aspects of the design process. There are clear goals, constraints, and trade-offs. Here the author does his best to describe…
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The Ozone Show: Using a talk show format as an authentic assessment
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Instructors are constantly searching for more authentic ways of assessing student work. Authentic assessments model activities students might perform in the outside world. As a concluding activity of a unit on the hole…
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This article describes solar activities in detail and provides a model for teachers who wish to replicate these activities in their classroom.
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One effective way to teach connections among body systems is using a problem-based approach. The authors developed an activity to help students understand the relationships of various body systems in the common event of…
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How <em>Not</em> to Teach Historical Cases in Science
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Not all methods of applying history to teaching science are valid. Rational reconstructions, in particular, present idealized and misleading models. Short vignettes or anecdotes can oversimplify science. Recovering…
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The Webb Schools break down the barriers that deter intelligent young women from studying science. The GIRLS Science Camp (GIRLS stands for gifted, intelligent, real-life scientists) is a week-long program where a…
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Creationism/Evolution: The Case AGAINST “Equal Time”
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Many evolutionary biologists argue that the best defense against creationist theory is no defense—that to recognize the creationist viewpoint is, in a sense, to legitimize it. Recent vigorous and vocal campaigns on…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K—12 (Books Published in 2007: Science and Children)
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Each of these outstanding selections defies the traditional image of a child “curling up with a good book.” Yes, they can be a source of great personal reading, encouraging students of all ages to stretch their skills…
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How to Plan, Survive, and Even Enjoy an Overnight Field Trip with 200 Students
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Although taking an overnight trip with 200 middle schoolers might seem like an impossible task, this author does it regularly. Using the example of a three-day trip she took to Yellowstone National Park with her…
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Reading the Ice: Using Remote Sensing to Analyze Radar Data
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This article describes two lessons, based on the 5E model, that help students practice scientific data collection and introduce them to remote sensing.
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Getting Past "Just Because": Teaching Writing in Science Class
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Over the past two years this seventh-grade team of teachers has taught writing across the curriculum, used common terminology, and assessed writing using a shared rubric, providing students with a basic writing…
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