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Assessment is an important component for quantifying learning in higher education. With the current trends at the state and federal level, what’s now merely encouraged may soon become a mandate. This article contains…
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Take a Bite Out of Teenage Cavities!
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A dental hygiene forum was designed for middle level students in order to reinforce their knowledge of oral hygiene, broaden their understanding of oral anatomy, and teach them about common oral diseases. A variety of…
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After the Bell: Beyond the exhibits
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Over school vacations, students tend to forget what they learned during the school year. In other words, their brain goes on vacation too. This article provides information on some science-related facilities to help…
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Brain Busters, Mind Games, and Science Chats
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In addition to encouraging critical-thinking skills, brain busters, mind games, and science chats help to establish an atmosphere of wonder, contemplation, and speculation. They can also shed light on students' learning…
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Perspectives: Helping Students Understand the Nature of Science
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An important goal of science teaching is to help students understand the “nature of science”—what science is and how science works. The nature of science addresses the importance of creativity and imagination in…
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Big Macs and Healthy Teens? Exploring Fast Food as Part of a Healthy Adolescent Lifestyle
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In the set of activities, explorations, and discussions described here, students apply healthy eating information when they make nutrition choices both at home and when eating out. These lessons introduce…
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Scientific Discovery for <em> All </em>
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The scientific discovery process comes alive for 70 minority students each year at Uniondale High School in New York where students have won top awards for “in-house” projects. Students develop projects from an original…
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Incorporating the issue of non-native species into science curricula is an effective way to protect our deteriorating environment while teaching students fundamental principles of ecology. In addition, the ubiquitous…
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Teaching through Trade Books: Weather Watchers
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In the past two months, students probably have heard weather-based sayings, such as “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” or “April showers bring May flowers.” Throughout the ages, people have developed…
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A Literature-Circles Approach to Understanding Science as a Human Endeavor
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Unfortunately, the reading of science-related, historical nonfiction alone does not necessarily lead students to make personal connections to science or understand science as a human endeavor interdependent with culture…
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Inquiry-guided instruction (IGI) has the potential to greatly enhance the learning experience for both educators and students. Although studies show the benefits of IGI, implementation presents its challenges. Issues…
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The Case Study: Assessment of Case Study Teaching -- Where Do We Go From Here? Part II
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It is natural for faculty to select paradigms with which they have familiarity, and in the sciences, measurement is a careful, precise aspect of the research method. In science there has been a bias towards counting.…
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Home Connections: Counting Populations
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This activity, designed for students to do at home, introduces the concept of population sampling. Students scatter pasta on a grid and count the number of pieces in three sample boxes.
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Science Sampler: Earthweek in the classroom—Students monitoring a dynamic planet
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Exploding frogs in Germany, new volcanic islands emerging in the Pacific Ocean, Avian Influenza spreading worldwide—these are just a few of the stories in Earthweek, an online log of natural events. The weekly report…
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Science 101: What happens in a thunderstorm?
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A thunderstorm is a localized storm accompanied by lightning and thunder. It may also have gusty winds and often brings heavy rain. Some thunderstorms also bring tornadoes and/or hail. In this selection a…
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