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An important goal of the current reform movement in science education is to promote scientific literacy in the United States, and scientific inquiry is at its heart. However, the National Science Education Standards…
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This article describes how our common addiction to cell phones was used to launch a discussion about their use, impacts on the environment, and connections to issues of civic concern. By encouraging middle school…
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SAFEH<sub>2</sub>O: Student Advocates for Environmental Water
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Through a partnership with a local business, a group of highly motivated high school students and their teacher created a not-for-profit business, Student Advocates for Environmental Water, to provide water-testing…
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Gain rich perspectives about the interrelationships between science, technology, and society through explorations of history and the process of science.
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The Tools of Science: Using computer probeware to enhance students' laboratory experiences
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Computer probeware enhances laboratories by allowing students to experience natural phenomena firsthand. In this article, the author describes ways in which computers are used as tools in student laboratory activities.
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Electrospinning has been used to create nanofibers for filtration devices, tissue engineering, and protective clothing. Although electrospinning is now widely studied, because of the expensive equipment required and the…
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Science 101: What causes things to rust?
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The simple answer is that things rust when you leave them out in the rain. But maybe you want a more thorough answer. Rust is a form of corrosion, which is broadly defined as the wearing away of materials due to…
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A Journey in Teaching: The National Board Certification Process
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The education field recognizes that children need time and encouragement to reflect on and communicate their understandings. By writing, speaking, and drawing what they do and learn, students’ conceptual understandings…
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From "Adding Inquiry" to "Doing Science"
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Students get outside and wonder about trees. This leads to many questions, and one particularly interesting one: "Why do leaves change color?" Student inquiry guides and empowers this investigation!
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Editor’s Roundtable: Life in balance
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The connection between the functions and processes of an organism’s body system and its survival is a fundamental concept that all students need to understand. This issue of Science Scope presents a collection of…
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Idea Bank: Inquiry and the Collapsing Can
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The Collapsing Can demonstration has reached classic status for illustrating pressure and properties of gases for students of all ages. But how effective is this demonstration for promoting learning? How can it be…
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As science teachers at a suburban California high school, the authors were concerned about the lab report conclusions written by their upper-level chemistry, biology, and ecology students—which were consistently of poor…
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Intended as a contest to promote teamwork and encourage innovative thinking with a focus on nutrition, the Lunch Box Derby challenges fourth- and fifth-grades students to design, build, and race cars made from fresh…
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Searching for the Perfect Lesson: Teaching evolution to a diverse biology class
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In a heterogeneous class, where students have different experiences and abilities, many activities can involve students at various levels. In this article, a high school biology teacher constantly seeks to improve the…
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A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed: A Case Study on Human Respiratory Physiology
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The dynamics of oxygen transport by the blood can be a particularly difficult topic for students to grasp. A directed case study about carbon monoxide poisoning was designed to help deepen student understanding of the…
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