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Science Sampler: Science role models for adolescent girls
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Research shows that girls are more likely to enter a field when they can identify a role model in that field (Betz 1994; Lent, Brown, and Hackett 1994). But the authors found that little is known about what it really…
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The authors developed activities to teach elementary children about insulin function in conjunction with lessons on portion control. These diabetes education "workshops" were entitled "Knowledge Is Power" in an effort…
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Point of View: The Community College Funding Gap
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In this month’s opinion piece, the author expresses her displeasure with President Bush’s commitment to provide more funding for community colleges, made in his third State of the Union address in January 2004. He…
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A Message from the NSTA President: Developing a World View for Science Education
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In this section, NSTA President Michael Padilla shares a story reflecting the affect that immigration has had on almost all school systems across the country. He shares his motivation for choosing Developing a World…
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Working with young children and chemicals requires attention to safety. This article details the experiences of a third-grade teacher who used a “disaster” to create a hands-on inquiry that introduces children to…
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Editor's Corner: Science Safety
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With increasing emphasis on hands-on inquiry activities, teachers need to be as knowledgeable as possible about safety. Unfortunately, accidents in science classrooms are no exception! As a result, the theme of this…
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Health Wise: Curbing Texting While Driving
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This column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—along with classroom activities that help students make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses texting while driving.
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Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) is an instructional model that enables science teachers to transform a traditional laboratory activity into a short integrated instructional unit. To illustrate how the ADI instructional…
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Trash Pie: Is Your School Serving?
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In observation of Earth Day, third-grade students were invited to examine what they contribute to the landfill and learn new ways they could help protect the environment. In this lesson, students collected, evaluated,…
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Technology in the Lab: Part One
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The development of probeware--electronic sensors connected to a desktop computer, calculator, or handheld computer, together with supporting software--has revolutionized the conduct of science laboratory instruction and…
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A Partnership for Problem-Based Learning
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So many demands are placed on high school teachers today. But the right kind of professional development can help teachers meet these challenges. A partnership among a high school biology teacher, a graduate student,…
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This 7th grade life science class is about to embark on the Plant Project as they collect leaves and flowers as a homework assignment and learn that the class will be held outside. The project can serve as a foundation…
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Case Study: The Scientific Method Ain’t What It Used to Be
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Remember the time when all you had to do was memorize these five steps: ask a question, formulate a hypothesis, perform experiment, collect data, and draw conclusions? And you received full credit for defining THE…
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Science Shorts: Ecosystem in a Jar
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Stories about global warming and habitat loss are common news these days. Additionally, there are numerous reports about the loss of diversity among living things across the globe. These ideas and concepts are…
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Teaching the Human Dimension of Science
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Teachers have the important responsibility of providing students with accurate and engaging science content while also helping them establish authentic views of scientists. Though there are numerous curriculum materials…
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