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A local middle school requested that the Water Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water With Systems (WaterCAMPWS), a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, provide an introduction to…
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Self-regulated learning (SRL) encourages students to learn using metacognition, strategic action, and motivation. This nontraditional approach to education relies on the student’s active role in learning and the…
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For this issue’s “New Web Tools and Technology” theme, the authors thought it appropriate to showcase one innovative web project in depth. Ben Wildeboer, a science teacher in Connecticut, agreed to talk with them about…
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Design Challenges Are "ELL-ementary"
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Engineering activities encourage English Language Learners to express understanding through language and actions. This article describes one school’s experience with the Museum of Science (Boston) program Engineering is…
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A large enrollment, instructor-centered chemistry course taught with science demonstrations was transformed into one that was more student-centered. Course survey and examination results revealed more positive…
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Commentary: Matchmaker, Matchmaker
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An opinion piece about matching and how the pleasure of matching can be found in science class.
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Pondering Popcorn
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When most people hear the word, popcorn, they think of a tasty treat enjoyed at the movies. In this month’s column, popcorn takes center stage as students engage in investigations relating to observations and…
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Favorite Demonstration: Brown Bagging It
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This simple and inexpensive technique was designed to catch the attention of introductory zoology students and complements any object-based demonstration, wakes students up, and draws their attention to what comes next…
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Pesticides, people, and the environment: A Complex relationshipJournal Article |
If you were to ask your students what they do when they find ants or other insects in their homes, their most common response would probably be, "Get the bug spray!" Because students are not only being exposed to…
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Reading Questions in Large-Lecture Courses: Limitations and Unexpected Outcomes
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As an alternative to reading quizzes, a team of biochemistry instructors implemented student reading questions (Henderson and Rosenthal 2006) as a new instructional strategy within their large-enrollment biochemistry…
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There's Life in Those Dead Logs!
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If asked to describe the natural features of forests, students might start out by mentioning familiar plants and animals such as trees, mammals, birds, and flowers. Dead trees are not likely to make the list. Although…
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Methods and Strategies: Talk Strategies
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses how to promote oral language development through science.
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Exploring Seafloor Volcanoes in Cyberspace: NOAA's <i>Ocean Explorer</i> Inspires Inquiry
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Seafloor exploration being done by scientists is an ideal way to introduce students to technology as a tool for inquiry. The same technology that allows scientists to share data in near real time can also provide…
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In “Urban Bird-Watching,” previously published in Science Scope, the author described an activity designed to get students out of the classroom and into the outdoors (Rodenberg, 1993). In that activity, suggestions were…
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A Message from the NSTA President: Quality Science Teachers -- Essential to America's Future
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Our nation has begun to take science and the accomplishments of scientists in the United States for granted. The telephone, airplane, automobile, electric power, atomic fuel, vaccine, transplants, medicines--all of the…
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