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The article Using Japanese Lesson Design to ANTicipate an Invasion on Maui caught my attention, not as much because of the topic of fire ants as an introduced species, but for the description of “Lesson Study.” What I found interesting was how th...
By Mary Bigelow
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Bringing biology instruction to life
Here is an interesting coincidence. The other day, I was reading the Science Teacher article on “The Life and Work of John Snow,” with suggestions for an inquiry-based unit of study that focuses on the history and nature of science....
By Mary Bigelow
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In the local newspaper, an organization advertised its Haunted House event for Halloween. One of the chambers is the laboratory of a “mad scientist.” I’m sure it was full of the usual stereotypes from horror movies....
By Mary Bigelow
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Another Fall event – Mole Day
In a previous entry on fall activities, I forgot to include Mole Day, celebrated on October 23 (10/23) from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. The timing of this event celebrates Avogadro’s number — 6.02 * 10^23 For more information on the concept of a “m...
By Mary Bigelow
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This is the theme of the October Science and Children....
By Mary Bigelow
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From cyberspace to SciLinks: website interactivity
It took me a while to get used to this part of the rubric. When I first became involved with software design back in the 1980s (yes, light years ago!), “interactivity” meant that the user could explore the program (there were no websites then) by...
By Mary Bigelow
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It’s October already–the air is getting a little cooler, the leaves are changing color, and the number of daylight hours is decreasing. Some birds have left for their winter homes, and others are arriving or passing through. And, of course, the W...
By Mary Bigelow
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September publications and SciLinks
Each month, I’ll mention some sites that relate to that month’s themes of the three K-12 NSTA journals. These are sites that illustrate what I think is a good use of the technology. Science and Children – Animals – I’d certainly like to ...
By Mary Bigelow
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From cyberspace to Scilinks: content and credibility
How does a website become part of SciLinks? Potential topics are identified from the content of SciLinked textbooks or NSTA publications. (The SciLinks homepage has a list of textbooks). Sites are then selected from the database, or spotters are aske...
By Mary Bigelow
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For many of you, the school year is starting, or will soon. Summer flies by in a blink. But if you have a little prep time left and are looking for new materials to add to your curriculum, I encourage you to try SciLinks, NSTA’s online sourc...
By Mary Bigelow