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Never Too Young for a Concept Map
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This article provides ideas on how concept mapping can be adapted to reach early childhood learners when organizing their thoughts in a concrete and/or graphic/visual format, while connecting concepts and linking prior…
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Lichens, the small, colorful organisms growing on trees and rocks, make excellent bioindicators of relative air quality. Map the air pollution in your area by measuring and tracking the lichen growth on local trees.
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Assistive Technology in the Inclusive Science Classroom
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Assistive Technology (AT) can be any item, piece of equipment, or teacher-made product that is designed to improve a student’s functional capability or help a student succeed in accessing the general education…
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Science Sampler: Getting into the habit of persistence
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Habits of mind are the behaviors commonly exhibited by successful people when the solution to a problem is not immediately evident (Costa and Kallick 1992). In a science classroom, persistent students stop and think…
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After learning about weathering and erosion, fifth-grade students worked in cooperative groups to create a “mountain” that could resist the effects of water erosion and demonstrate their understanding of the subject.
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Society for College Science Teachers: Wearing Too Many Hats
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How do you determine if an incoming freshman is ready for your class? How much responsibility do we bear in helping students make this critical transition? Do students today really process information differently than…
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Teacher’s Toolkit: Improving science instruction through effective group interactions
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Cooperative learning is a popular teaching strategy in which groups of students work together to accomplish a common goal, aiding them in developing a comprehensive understanding of a topic or concept. This strategy…
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Students interact with a scientist virtually and make nanoscale observations of insects using an online scanning electron microscope.
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The author presents the science and engineering practices from the recently released A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.
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Editor's Corner: Tough Times for Teachers
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Science Shorts: “Knowing” Newton
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Newton’s Laws seem simple and familiar. Despite their apparent simplicity, these laws are often misunderstood. In the following lesson, students will become better acquainted with Newton and his laws as they test what…
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Primary Paleontologists: Students "dig in" to excavate buried "fossils"
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Prior to the students' dig, each second-grade teacher digs and models the role of an excavation expert in the same square of the dig site. This simulated dig is a memorable culmination to classroom study of dinosaurs.…
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Fourth-grade students, their teachers, and a group of teachers-to-be explore environmental science through integrated learning phases. Students took a trip to a local creek, conducted science inquiry activities in the…
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Science Sampler: Achieving Gender Equity in Middle School Science Classrooms
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“I hate science. It’s so boring. What’s the point anyway?” Many middle school students feel this way, including the author and her best friend at the outset of seventh grade. However, their views of science soon changed…
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The Invention Factory is a nontraditional youth-based, after-school program in Honolulu that teaches information technology and mechanics to teenagers through interactive, hands-on projects that improve human computer…
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