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The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Idea Bank: Explaining Biological Phenomena
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In this Idea Bank, the author provides two classroom activities that integrate argumentation, explanation, and the use of evidence with biology content. The first example fits within an ecology unit; the second works…
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According to Carl Sagan (1987), “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” Field studies and undergraduate research provide students with the best opportunities for thinking about science,…
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Rubric for Content Classification
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Are teaching strategies such as collaborative learning, student-centered classrooms, and guided inquiry always appropriate? How do we decide what topics to teach? The Rubric for Content Classification is a taxonomy of…
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This article describes how interdisciplinary, thematic lessons about plants, animals, and the environment were introduced with children’s literature. First-grade students created a display of the African baobab tree and…
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Capturing Student Interest in Astrobiology Through Dilemmas and Paradoxes
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Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary science course that combines essential questions from life, physical, and Earth sciences. An effective astrobiology course also capitalizes on students' natural curiosity about…
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This article is one of a series that grew out of the question: Just what does educational research have to say to science teachers? In the case of the topic dealt with here, however—the effects of caring teachers on…
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Idea Bank: Got Milk? Do Biochemistry
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Bacteria are very useful for introducing high school students to biochemical processes in the cell, including the hydrolysis of nutrients, the production of waste products, and changes in pH. All of this can be…
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Safer Science: Shock and Awe—Peroxide Safety
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What two things do diethyl ether, butadiene, diethylkatene, 2-propanol, and cyclohexene have in common? These chemicals can all be found in high school storage rooms and can all form dangerous peroxides. How dangerous…
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Science Teaching and International Assessments
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This article is an introduction to the international assessments Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and a review of results from…
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At the beginning of the year in life science, students learn about science equipment use, metric manipulation, and cells. This pumpkin activity assesses all these areas while the students enjoy themselves doing a…
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Scope on the Skies: Other moons
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Nearly 400 years ago, on January 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei turned his new telescope toward the planet Jupiter. In his notes and later in a publication titled Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal Messenger, Galileo…
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Commentary: Where are We Now? (January 2005)
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Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), two major international studies of achievement in science and mathematics, provide insights and an opportunity…
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The Early Years: Ongoing Inquiry
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An in-depth science inquiry is an ongoing investigation in which children are introduced to materials through hands-on experiences and, with teacher guidance, begin to investigate a question that they can answer through…
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The 21st-Century Oral Presentation Tool Bag
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The author provides suggestions and tools to help teachers implement successful oral presentations in their science classrooms.
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