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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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Projecting the Scientific Method: Introducing students to the scientific method and the gas laws
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Teaching and training students to use the scientific method as a series of steps and as a way of understanding chemical and physical changes is best done in context. This article features an activity using gas laws as…
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Scientific and Engineering Practices in K–12 Classrooms
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The author presents the science and engineering practices from the recently released A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.
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Science Enrichment for African-American Students
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The author administered a survey to African-American students enrolled in elective science classes in four public high schools in a Middle Atlantic state during the 1998-1999 school year. These students were surveyed…
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Tried and True: Traffic control tips for hands-on labs
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The following are some tried and true methods of avoiding materials management and traffic problems associated with hands-on activities. While each class has its own personality and each teacher has his or her own style…
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Safer Science: Computer Safety in the Lab
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Today, it is common to find desktops, laptops, netbooks, and specialized handheld devices in the science lab, and the internet is often used for research and collaboration between learners. The pervasive use of computer…
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Guest Editorial: The More High-Tech Our Schools Become, the More They Need Nature
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An opinion piece about educational technology.
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A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Invasive Plant Universe
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Invade the science curriculum with Alien Invaders, a comprehensive activity that investigates invasive plant species and their ecological roles. Studying invasive plants can eliminate blind spots in the science…
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Ronald Giere has created a novel and effective approach for teaching general education science courses. His textbook provides students with an opportunity to understand the sciences in the context they will typically…
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Drawing on Student Understanding: Using illustrations to invoke deeper thinking about animals.
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Students spent a significant amount of time learning about insects, using art and drawing as tools to deepen their understanding. Using artistic expression enhances students' abilities to communicate science…
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