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Research and Teaching: Active Learning Is Not Enough
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In this article, the author examines the frequency of assessment and how it impacts learning in an undergraduate biology course employing a student-centered, active learning pedagogy. Frequent assessment was associated…
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Science Sampler: Ecosystem Jenga!
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To give students a tangible model of an ecosystem and have them experience what could happen if a component of that ecosystem were removed; the authors developed a hands-on, inquiry-based activity that visually…
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This article presents a lesson plan in which students learn about water in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases through trade books, demonstrations, and artwork. The author illustrates the stages of the lesson plan in the…
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Tech Trek: Testing the pH of soft drinks
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Students will ooze with enthusiam as they explore acids and bases in soft drinks. To obtain a numerical value for pH, students can use a probe connected to a graphing calculator or computer as part of a hands-on…
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Are you challenged to involve parents in your school’s science curriculum? Ridgecrest Elementary School in Hyattsville, Maryland, tackled that issue and found a successful solution in an exciting program called “…
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Idea Bank: Engaging Students in Classifying Matter
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank provides an activity that engages students while teaching them physical and chemical properties and changes.
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Role-play provides fifth-grade students with the opportunity to develop meaningful connections to environmental science concepts and understand how those concepts relate to their community.
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The Science Management Observation Protocol
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Teachers often lack the procedural knowledge needed to manage a classroom where collaboration and scientific inquiry are emphasized. To combat this problem, a great deal of educational research has been devoted to the…
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There’s no better way to understand the work of a scientist than to have it explained in the scientist’s own words. Scientific journals, personal accounts of research projects, and documentaries can give students an…
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This study was conducted in a chemistry course for nonscience majors offered as part of a liberal education core curriculum at a large public university. Students enrolled in the class were given the Lawson Classroom…
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A major goal of education is to help learners store information in long-term memory and use that information on later occasions to effectively solve problems (Vockell 2010). Therefore, this author began to use the Rubik…
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Tried and True: Inquiry-based dissolving
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This project highlights a dissolving unit that was part of an eighth-grade, semester-long investigation into matter. During the dissolving unit, students explored the concepts of mixture, solution, dissolving,…
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Promoting Discussion in the Science Classroom Using Gallery Walks
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A gallery walk is a discussion technique that gets students out of their chairs and actively involved in synthesizing important science concepts, writing, and public speaking. The technique also cultivates listening…
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Science Sampler: Making movies in the classroom
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When you overhear students talking excitedly about video games, the internet, television, or movies, do you ever wish that they could get that excited about what was happening in the science classroom? By using simple…
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The 23rd Annual Consortium of Geologists
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Today’s scientific theories are the result of a long collaborative process, sometimes over centuries, among many different scientists from various parts of the world. To communicate this concept to middle school…
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