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Learn about the partnership formed between students from Purdue University’s, "Engineering Projects In Community Service" (EPICS) and students at Happy Hollow School in Indiana, and how the engineering projects that…
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“What starts out long but gets shorter then longer each day?” Shadows! This students clever riddles was an opportunity to investigate how the Sun’s daily position in the sky influences shadow length. Thus began a…
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Formative Assessment Probes: How Far Did It Go?
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The formative assessment probe “How Far Did It Go?” in Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science: 45 Force and Motion Assessment Probes (Keeley and Harrington 2010) can be used to reveal whether students recognize…
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Scope on the Skies: Summer planet watch
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This summer, all but one of the bright planets will be easily visible as evening planets during the first part of our Northern Hemisphere summer season, and then shift to the predawn skies during the latter half of…
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A bowling alley isn’t just a hangout where adolescents eat pizza, drink soda, and socialize with their friends. It can be transformed into a giant physics laboratory where students study energy transfer and calculate…
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Bridging the Gap Between Real-World Polar Science and the Classroom
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The International Polar Year—Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM) program was designed to increase minority participation in polar science by immersing participants in an…
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“Yuuuck!” “Gross!” “Cool!” The response to slugs is never indifference. These slimy creatures are perfect for captivating students’ imagination and curiosity, and they are ideal subjects to introduce investigative…
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River Walk: A community-oriented nature project
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In this activity, the Tongue River is a natural teaching focus because the school is named for the river and everyone crosses over it to get to school. During the addition of a town park on the banks of the river,…
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Science Sampler: Dilution, Concentration, and Flotation
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Classroom teaching practice and literature show that many students have difficulties with science concepts such as density. These investigations identify the relationship between density and floating through…
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Generating Discourse With Cookie and Doughnut Investigations
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These skills-based lesson plans contain questions that have been designed for student discourse concentrating on the nature of science and consumer claims, and they provide an engaging way for students to build their…
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In this article, Mount Washington Observatory meteorologist Tim Markle shares the ins and outs of his daily weather-observing routine and offers insights on making weather observations at home or at school.
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Field trips are opportunities to experience science in settings beyond the classroom. But how do teachers design a trip that will enhance students' analytical skills and support classroom instruction? The tips and tools…
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The purpose of this study was to assess some of the effects of a nontraditional, experimental learning approach designed to improve rapid acquisition and long-term retention of quantitative communication skills (QCS)…
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Wilson A. Bentley, an American naturalist, studied precipitation whenever he could spare a few moments away from his dairy farm. Rain, sleet, hail, snow—it made little difference—Bentley simply loved precipitation!…
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Commentary: The Value of Science Research Projects
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In this month's Commentary, the value of science research projects is emphasized. The authors of this article have found that conservatively such projects could potentially have a positive impact on curricular…
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