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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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The Green Room: Nonnative, Invasive, Exotic, Oh My!
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue talks about invasive species.
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Ready to kick off your shoes and make tracks toward vacation? Whether you run to the nearest beach, or just prop your feet up and relax, there’s no better path to renewal than one that runs through the pages of a good…
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The Life and Work of John Snow
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Due to his work to determine how cholera was spread in the 18th century, John Snow (1813-1858) has been hailed as the father of modern epidemiology. This article presents an inquiry model based on his life and work,…
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Tech Trek: A different phase change
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In physical science, we often use water to demonstrate change of state. However, this teacher demonstration will expose students to unfamiliar substances whose phase changes can be compared to those of water.…
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Editor's Note: Hey, Look Us Over
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Methods and Strategies: Literacy in the Learning Cycle
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Trade books can be used in all phases of the learning cycle to support effective teaching and learning. Romance and Vitale (1992) found that texts and other nonfiction science books can be effective tools for teaching…
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Taming the Testing/Grading Cycle in Lecture Classes Centered Around Open-Ended Assessment
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Testing strategies centered around open-ended assessments are generally thought to result in deeper learning compared with close-ended questioning. However, the time requirements involved in grading open-ended…
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Defined as “any systemic inquiry conducted by teachers… for the purpose of gathering information about how their particular schools operate, how they teach, and how their students learn” (Mertler, 2009), action research…
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Science Sampler: Connecte2d Teaching—A comprehensive resource for teaching science using earthquakes
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The Connecte2d Technology website is an all-inclusive web resource linking the study of earthquakes and engineering design to middle school science, mathematics, and technology. Through the use of interdisciplinary…
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A group of kindergarteners and fellow first graders turned one school hallway into a forest as they endeavored to learn about animals and science inquiry. Not just any mural, this culmination of a month-long project was…
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Writing, in conjunction with other activities such as reading and hands-on experiences, contributes to greater critical thinking, thoughtful consideration of ideas, and better concept learning. This article discusses a…
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Engaging Students in the Scientific Practices of Explanation and Argumentation
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This article examines the sixth and seventh practices concerning explanation and argumentation, found in A Framework for K–12 Science Education.
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Who Killed Myra Mains? Students investigate a mock crime scene in an integrated science unit
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Students become crime scene investigators as they investigate a mock crime scene in an integrated science unit. In this inquiry-based lab, students must formulate and revise scientific explanations, as well as…
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