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Teaching fourth and fifth graders about engineering optimization and trade-offs.
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Safer Science: SC3 = Formula for Chemical Management
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The aim of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign” (SC3) is to ensure that all schools are free from hazards associated with mismanaged chemicals, including science laboratories…
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Visualizing the Earth and Moon Relationship via Scaled Drawings
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Students’ difficulties with accurately conceptualizing the relationships among the Earth, Moon, and Sun are well documented. Any teacher who has seen the film A Private Universe (Schneps and Sadler 1988) will remember…
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This project is an Internet-based environmental project. Paper grocery bags are borrowed from local stores and students decorate the bags with environmental messages. The bags are then returned to the store and on Earth…
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Wikis are particularly useful in education because they are easy to use, accessible, and allow students to collaborate on projects both in and outside of class. Most wiki platforms provide a “history” function that…
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Scope on the Skies: Dance of the planets
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This article highlights the movements of the planets during the months of November and December. It includes a set of observation-based questions for students, and the dates to observe the various phases of the moon.…
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After the Bell: Problem solving with parents
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This article features activities for students and parents to perform at home in an effort to get students and parents to work together on science.
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Science 2.0: Using Online Data
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses using online scientific data.
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Science and Technology: A Great Combination
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As educators meet the challenge of teaching a new generation of technologically literate and curious children, opportunities for classroom inquiry is crucial. The Internet becomes the perfect vehicle for assisting…
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Point of View: The Scientific Method: Reality or Myth?
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue talks about the flaws of the scientific method.
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Assessing Student Presentations From Three Perspectives
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Analyzing student presentations from three perspectives—expert, peer, and self—provides extended feedback and opportunities to learn. All three of these are helpful and serve different purposes. The expert (teacher)…
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Science on a Roll Part One: Absorbing Inquiry
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Testing the absorbancy of different brands of paper towels is a popular activity for many grade levels. It is a simple, fun, and effective teaching tool for getting students involved in the process of science. The…
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Understanding by Design Meets Integrated Science
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A high school science curriculum is developed using the principles of "backward design." By using this curriculum design model, an integrated high school science program is created and implemented.
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The Prepared Practitioner: The National Science Digital Library
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The National Science Digital Library (NSDL)—a National Science Foundation–funded funded website—features tons of cool stuff for science teachers. On this site, users can find online teaching resources related to science…
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Science Sampler: Teaching toward a more scientifically literate society
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To teach scientific literacy to eighth graders, the authors created a yearlong project that emphasizes the various components and skills required to be a scientifically literate citizen. This project is broken into four…
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