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Saving Our Water: Engagement Strategies for Designing Collaborative Community-Based Solutions
In recent years, some communities have experienced extreme conditions of drought: reduced water supply for farms, increased wildfires, and decreased water availability in reservoirs and groundwater basins. This article details how high school juniors...
By Raven Mangiante, Elaine Silva Mangiante
Journal Article
The Connection Between Drawing Organic Structures and Information Processing
Students need a strong understanding of how to represent chemical compounds in order to succeed in organic chemistry. This project set out to gain a better understanding of students’ difficulties with symbolic representations, by identifying the sp...
By Suzanne Ruder, Courtney Stanford, Nuha Farhat, Leslie Bolda
Journal Article
Science Learning in YouTube Comments on Science Videos Embedding Movie References
Movies have long been used for teaching in undergraduate science courses. However, embedding movie references (EMR) in science videos is a new trend. This study explored how EMR in YouTube science videos might affect the nature of comments and the pr...
By Chung Man Lee, Eric Meyers, Marina Milner-Bolotin
Journal Article
A Model for International Summer Research Experiences for STEM Students
In this article, we report on a National Science Foundation-funded immersive international summer research program for biology students. Six students, representing Cohort 1 of a three-year program, spent nine weeks at one of three institutes in Japan...
By Mika Munakata, Su San Lim, Carlos Molina
Journal Article
Developing Critical Thinking in Biology Through Progressive Writing Assignments
Critical thinking is essential in academia and the workforce. Although writing can be used as a pedagogical tool for fostering deeper subject matter understanding, increased retention, and critical thinking, relatively few science courses are writing...
By Irene Guttilla Reed, Michelle Kraczkowski, Steven Pearlman
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Flipped Science Classrooms and the Cornell Note-Taking Method
The flipped classroom is a relatively new innovation in teaching middle school science; however, students often struggle with taking notes that provide metacognitive cues and reinforce understanding. This paper describes the structure of a flipped mi...
By Edward Miller, Angela Kelly
Journal Article
Many young people learn about scientific topics online, yet middle school students have trouble identifying where scientific information comes from and what characterizes good sources of scientific information online. In this article, we discuss five...
By Sara Montgomery, Angela Kohnen, Christine Wusylko
NSTA Kids
Click here to view video of Next Time You See a Snowflake This book will have you seeing snowflakes in a whole new way. You’ll learn about the science of snowflakes – how they form, why they are six-sided, what conditions are necessary for the...
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 29, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 22, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 15, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 8, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 24, 2024
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Reimagining Science as a Natural Tool for Connection: A Restorative Approach
This paper explores a restorative-type intervention with a high school student who is suspended from school for repeated threats to other students. Throughout the paper, we explore the use of restorative practices in the context of science teaching. ...
By Zachary Schafer
Journal Article
“Black is Beautiful”: A Culturally Relevant/Responsive High School Biology Lesson
This biology lesson uses the science of central dogma to “critique and question the politics of representation that systematically devalue[s] Blackness” (hooks, 1995, p.131). Students’ understanding of protein synthesis is extended in discussin...
By Eddie Taylor