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Nanomedicine: Problem Solving to Treat Cancer
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Students rarely have the opportunity to delve into the unknown and brainstorm solutions to cutting-edge, unsolved science problems that affect thousands of people. To counter this trend, the following activity was…
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Isn’t forcing faculty to serve as evaluators of peers a lot to expect? To assign tenured professors to evaluate their colleagues is also not fair when the work is nerve racking, the time is demanding, and the stakes are…
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With the use of technology such as Global Positioning System (GPS) units and Google Earth for a simple-machine scavenger hunt, you will transform a standard identification activity into an exciting learning experience…
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Editor's Corner: Students in Space
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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A Matter of Taste: Investigating sensory modalities in the protozoan <i>Paramecium</i>
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Scientists have always searched for good "model" systems to study the major sensory modalities—vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. This article casts the spotlight on an ideal organism for studying many of these…
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Many recipes for elementary science activities suggest making carbon dioxide from baking soda and vinegar; however, they often do not give exact measurements of the ingredients. The author was able to turn this “…
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Send Your Students to MARS for Their Next Research Project
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Alleviate the fear often associated with research papers through this interdisciplanary project that incorporates community support and technology into a fascinating discovery of the planet Mars.
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A long-term collaboration between a teacher and a biomedical researcher taught third through fifth-grade students at a science focus school valuable lessons on the value of research. Students created models and…
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Understanding Earth's Albedo Effect
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Learn how the Earth's surface affects how our planet absorbs and reflects the energy of the Sun.
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A Twenty-Year Survey of Science Literacy Among College Undergraduates
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First results from a 20-year survey of science knowledge and attitudes toward science among undergraduates are presented. Nearly 10,000 students taking astronomy as part of a general education requirement answered a set…
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Science Sampler: A student-constructed product
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In this activity, students participate in research assignments about a region of the Earth. The students can choose or be assigned a region to research, which will be presented to the class upon completion.
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The “Green” Root Beer Laboratory
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No, your students will not be drinking green root beer for St. Patrick’s Day—this “green” root beer laboratory promotes environmental awareness in the science classroom, and provides a venue for some very sound science…
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Editor's Roundtable: Learning in a Digital Frame
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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The scientific and technological issues surrounding environmental problems exemplify why teaching scientific literacy is so vital to environmental science courses. In this paper, the authors analyze some of the…
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Properties are “hot,” not in terms of real estate but in science class. Here, the editor highlights the feature articles related to this month’s theme, Properties of Objects and Materials. With these articles as a guide…
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