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Editor’s Roundtable: What students can learn in their own backyard
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Local resources and potential science education partners are underutilized, though many facilities, institutions, and professionals would gladly volunteer time and services to schools and teachers. This issue of Science…
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Editor's Corner: Digital Frontiers
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In 1960, JFK's rallying cry was "We stand at the edge of a New Frontier--the frontier of unfulfilled hopes and dreams." Our newest frontier is a digital one. It has changed the way we work, the way we shop, the way we…
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More Than Just Guessing: The Difference Between Prediction and Hypothesis
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The author discusses the different meanings of the words prediction and hypothesis. Recognizing the difference can help students approach the inquiry experience in a way that teaches them to communicate their reasoning…
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank, the lesson plan integrates several scientific disciplines and can be used in a range of science courses…
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Third-grade students research using claims and evidence in science. Throughout this unit students examine how scientific knowledge is developed and shaped over time.
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Digging Into Inquiry-based Earth Science Research
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To help eighth-grade students experience the excitement of Earth science research, the authors developed an inquiry-based project in which students evaluated and cataloged their campus geology and soils. Following class…
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Society for College Science Teachers: I’m in the “Thinking Business”
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Teaching through inquiry doesn’t come automatically—professors have to think of instruction in a different way. Instead of describing information that students should know, they must challenge students to think at a…
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Case It! is a project to enhance case-based learning in university biology courses worldwide through the use of molecular biology computer simulations and Internet conferencing. In class testing, university students who…
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Every Day Science Calendar (April 2009)
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This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.
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This is a valuable paper-and-pencil activity that can be used as an introductory Earth science lesson or part of a broader integrated lesson on science processes. Students develop higher-level thinking skills as they…
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Few can resist a bubble wand and a brightly colored bottle of bubble solution. Although playing with bubbles might seem like just a fun outdoor activity, it is also an opportunity to explore some interesting science…
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Helping Students Write About Science Without Plagiarizing
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Most students don't plagiarize just because they are lazy. Most of them simply do not know how to write about science. As teachers, we can use planning strategies to help make some of the process of writing automatic,…
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Editor’s Roundtable: Developing inquiry skills
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Inquiry skills cannot be taught in only one grade or taught only at the start of the year; and they cannot be taught by having students memorize a set of procedures and definitions for a pencil-and-paper test on “the…
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This study compares a traditional paper presentation approach and a case study method for the development and improvement of oral communication skills and critical-thinking skills in a class of junior forensic science…
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Quality Control and Design in Science Learning
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Make the connection between applied science and "pure" science by conducting inquiry-based, quality control investigations on consumer products. For this series of activities, small groups of students examine the…
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