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A Case of Reform: The Undergraduate Research Collaboratives
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In this report the authors include brief descriptions of five undergraduate research collaboratives and discuss their common components and the variety of implementation strategies. They also examine the impacts of…
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Science Sampler: Reflecting on the test
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The author created a reflective “minds-on” activity that would challenge students to accept responsibility for their own learning and performance (NRC 1996). The end result is a simple and useful activity called the…
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Scope on the Skies: Getting to Mars
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses missions to Mars.
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Health Wise: The Stress Response: The Good and the Bad
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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. In this month’s issue the author talks about the body's stress response.
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Evidence for Evolution: How old are the Earth, the Galaxy, and the Universe?
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This article provides a brief review of the scientific evidence for the age of the Earth, Solar System, Galaxy, and Universe.
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Weekend Science Project lets fifth-grade students "check out" a backpack that is filled with equipment, science materials, and field guides. Students use these materials for family science investigations.
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If you need to move something heavier than yourself, a basic understanding of physics is invaluable. If you find yourself lost, cold, and hungry in the wilderness, a little creativity and some basic understanding can…
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One of my students recently became a vegetarian. How is this different from being a vegan, and what can she do to continue getting the nutrients she needs?
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This article presents a projectile motion lesson for high school physics that guides students through phases of exploration, concept development, and application. Students release a marble on a toy race-car track and…
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Science 2.0: The NSTA Learning Center
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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue focuses on the electronic portal: The NSTA Learning Center.
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What Students Really Think About Doing Research
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This article shares student perspectives on authentic research projects. This qualitative study followed 14 students through a local science and engineering fair project to gain information about their thoughts about…
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To teach students about food safety practices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) formed a partnership to develop a free curriculum kit titled Science and…
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Getting More Mileage Out of Mousetrap Cars
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Building and racing mousetrap cars is a common activity in many eighth- and ninth-grade physical science classrooms. However, once students have raced their cars, most mousetrap assignments come to an end. The project…
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Science Shorts: Is Concrete a Rock?
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This column provides classic classroom activities that emphasize science process skills. In this month’s issue students learn about properties of materials.
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Safer Science: Lab Fire Extinguishers—Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
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When renovations or new construction occur, fire extinguishers sometimes get lost in the mix. Unfortunately, whether to save money or because the fire code is misinterpreted, some schools do not install fire…
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