Editor's Note (March 2001)

Journal Article | February 2001

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Editor's Note: The Importance of Visual Literacy

Journal Article | October 2012

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

SCST: Hypotheses, Theories, and Laws—A Look at Textbooks’ Treatment of an Issue from the CASE Standards

Journal Article | October 1998

In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teaching (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. This month's issue features an introduction to a document entitled "CASE Standards for Science Teacher…

Choosing Primary Literature in Biology to Achieve Specific Educational Goals

Journal Article | January 2000

A professor at SUNY Geneseo, the author reports on her experiences using primary literature as the major focus of a seminar on evolutionary biology. The author, having discovered that the choice of articles can be the…

Sequencing General Chemistry

Journal Article | February 2003

The material in the authors’ general chemistry curriculum has been rearranged into a sequence thought to be more logical to students than the traditional sequence. This fresh approach does not radically change course…

A Ladder of Thinking

Journal Article | March 2004

Introducing students to metacognition, or thinking about one’s thinking, allows them to discover the value of reflection. Courses related to thinking theory are often included in the curriculum for high-achieving…

Career of the Month: An Interview with Cryptographer Bruce Schneier

Journal Article | October 2005

For the general public, the field of cryptography has recently become famous as the method used to uncover secrets in Dan Brown's, "The Da Vinci Code." But the science of cryptography has been popular for centuries--…

Scope on the Skies: Biggest and brightest

Journal Article | September 1999

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue, learn about the two brightest planets—Venus and Jupiter.

Let GIS Be Your Guide: Combining technology with content

Journal Article | September 2000

The use of Geographic Information System (GIS) is emerging as an educational technology for developing contextually rich student learning. GIS are advanced computer applications designed for collecting, storing,…

Tried and True: Teaching the Combined Gas Law

Journal Article | August 2011

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This lesson aids students in understanding the relationship among temperature, pressure, and volume of gas in an enclosed container.

You Can Always Tell a Dancer by Her Feet

Journal Article | December 2000

This discrepant event and the activities that follow examine pressure from a scientific perspective, while applying math to deepen students’ understanding of the concept. Although this unit was developed for use with…

The Fifty-Cent Optics Lab

Journal Article | September 1999

Any teacher who has had the pleasure of giving students their first view of an image made by a handheld lens will agree that optics is addictive. Seeing how a magnifying glass works, building a telescope, and…

Home Connections: 'Round and 'Round

Journal Article | April 2004

Summer is coming. Hot weather means sandals, ice cream, pool parties, and occasionally really large thunderstorms. Sometimes really powerful thunderstorms produce tornadoes. Tornadoes are the most violent kind of…

Every Day Science: November 2010

Journal Article | October 2010

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer.

Writing to Learn

Journal Article | September 1999

By using the writing process to explore science, students and teachers can find new ways of clarifying, revising, and consolidating knowledge. To achieve this goal, try using The Writing in Science Wheel activity…