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Teaching Through Trade Books: Celestial Studies
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Children love astronomy but the complex ideas associated with the topic often lead to misconceptions. This month’s column features simple activities for grades K-3 and 4-6 relating to the Sun and the Moon that can lay a…
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Editor’s Note: Understanding Data
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Science is a data-based subject. In any experiment, the two most important product components are the data and the analysis of that data—what happened, and what does it mean? When considering how to design inquiry…
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Becoming Wildlife Investigators
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Students love learning outdoors, but how do you ensure they are absorbing the science and gaining skills as they do so? The authors found a way—a fourth-grade classroom teacher, a gifted/science resource teacher, and a…
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To understand more about faculty perceptions of the instructional benefits of and barriers to using case studies, the authors surveyed 101 science faculty at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada.…
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“It was helpful to keep track of questions we had at the beginning so we knew what we were trying to find out.” With these words, a student described the value of using a Driving Question Board (DQB) in a project-based…
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In this article the authors look in-depth at scientific practice number 2—developing, evaluating, and revising scientific models to explain and predict phenomena—and what it means for classroom teaching.
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The Early Years: Thinking Space
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Space exploration is a high-interest topic for girls and boys. They love to play with space models (toys), pore over space images, talk about what they have seen in the sky or on television, and play astronaut. Use the…
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Case Study: Case Studies and the Flipped Classroom
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue discusses the positive and negative aspects of the…
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An opinion piece about ways to "refuel" your teaching—whether it's reading NSTA publications, connecting with colleagues, addressing professional development needs, or attending NSTA conventions.
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What are slurper balls? Slurper balls are a unique way to stimulate interest and develop science skills at the middle level. Teachers can enhance students’ data collection and graphing skills using an activity that…
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A Reflection on <em>Rocket Boys/October Sky</em> in the Science Classroom
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As the author of Rocket Boys: A Memoir, Homer H. Hickam, Jr. received thousands of letters and e-mails from fans, including many science teachers at both the secondary and college levels, who have decided to use his…
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Idea Bank: Earth Systems in Silence
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The “Earth Systems in Silence” activity is designed to help high school students make personal connections to the people and the science involved in natural disasters. It is used as a culminating project in a semester-…
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Science 2.0: Probeware—Illuminating the Invisible
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Probeware is the combination of sensors and software connected to a computer or handheld device. At the heart of probeware is a digital sensor that measures a particular physical parameter. One or more sensors are…
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Writing about inquiry-based science experiences can provide students with opportunities to communicate their questions, observations, and reflections while expanding our instructional and assessment options as teachers…
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Natural Resources: Fireside Science
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Enthusiasm is contagious. From you to your students, and from scientists to you! Though many of you are enjoying temperate winters and continuing your outdoor adventures, we know many others are spending the coldest…
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