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Directed Student Inquiry: Modeling in Roborovsky Hamsters
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In this inquiry-based activity, Roborovsky hamsters are used to provide students with an opportunity to develop their skills of analysis, inquiry, and design. These hamsters are easy to maintain, yet offer students a…
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Career of the Month: Avalanche Researcher
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Many of us enjoy snowboarding, snowshoeing, and other winter sports at the season’s first sign of snow. But what about when a massive amount of snow crashes down the mountain, gains speed and size with every second,…
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Editor's Note: Happy New Year to All! (January 2003)
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In this issue we are highlighting science activities that go beyond the classroom and involve parents and folks in the community with elementary school boys and girls. Most parents, grandparents, neighbors, and…
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At the end of their oceanography unit, fourth-grade students are challenged to create an imaginary creature that is well adapted to live in an ocean environment. They present their new species at a "marine biology…
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No matter what I tell my students, they insist it’s safe to go to the tanning salon. What are the real effects of tanning beds?
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Who would have thought that a primary level science camp would spark exciting science programs for the more than 1,000 elementary students in one school district in Stephenville, Texas? This article details the…
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Teaching From a Global Point of View
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Teachers of all disciplines . . . need to recognize the importance of science in the curriculum not simply as science per se, but in how it relates to the social, political, and economic spheres of human endeavor . . .…
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Long-Term Impact of Service Learning in Environmental Studies
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Long-term impacts from a senior course in Environmental Studies were evaluated by a survey of program graduates who had participated in the course over an eight-year period. Survey respondents indicated that the course…
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Kids today are growing up with televisions, movies, videos, and DVDs, so it's logical to assume that this type of media could be motivating and used to great effect in the classroom. But at what point should film and…
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The word integration has many different meanings. Integration in science typically means making connections among the science disciplines. Integration of science and math usually means using math to teach science.…
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A simple annual event, "Lab With Dad," targets a specific age group of students who spend an evening "doing science" with their dad or another significant adult.
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Connect the Spheres with the Coal Cycle
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Coal fueled the Industrial Revolution and, as a result, changed the course of human history. However, the geologic history of coal is much, much longer than that which is recorded by humans. In your classroom, the coal…
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Editor's Corner: As We Teach, We Learn . . .
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.
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Commentary: Reflections from an NSTA High School Committee Member
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Membership on the NSTA High School Science Committee has been an “eye-opening and professionally rewarding experience” for Jim Redmond. In this month’s opinion piece, he discusses how his involvement with NSTA and…
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Use of a Consumer-Grade Digital Camera to Archive Written Exams
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The use of a photocopier to archive exams consumes photocopier resources and generates a large amount of waste. As an alternative, one instructor uses a consumer-grade digital camera to document exams in an upper-…
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