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Earth from Above

Using free software called Google Earth, students can view Earth by hovering over features and locations they preselect or by serendipitously explorin...

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Thirty Frames Per Second

Analyzing toppling dominoes in slow motion sharpens students' observations of a fairly common childhood experience and stimulates creativity for subse...

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"Clicker" Cases: Introducing Case Study Teaching Into Large Classrooms

Case study teaching is difficult in large classes, especially in fixed-seat ampitheaters. The development of audience response systems, or "clickers,...

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Science 101: Why is a light-year a unit of distance rather than a unit of time?

There are many issues associated with measurement that can be confusing. From light-years, to Richter scales, to logarithmics, Bill Robertson makes s...

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After the Bell: Beachcombing for fossils

If you have ever taken a field trip to a natural history museum or an aquarium, you may have noticed in the gift shop a display of fossil shark teeth ...

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Competing Horizons

This article explores the tensions embedded in the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) that pose both opportunities and chal...

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In Sync with Science Teaching

A handheld computer is a portable electronic device that helps organize and integrate electronic data into the mobile lifestyle of busy professionals ...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Great Quake of 1906

Natural disasters such as the 1906 San Francisco earthquake serve as reminders of the need for geologic research and investment in disaster preparedne...

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Issues in-depth: Inside global warming

Over the last 15 years, much attention has been given to global warming, and whether the increase in the Earth's temperature in recent decades threate...

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Learning Concepts With Cases

The case study method can be an effective pedagogy to address the problems in science education. The National Research Council has identified three ...

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Variations on an Historical Case Study: The Extraordinary Accident of Isidro Mejia

Activities using the same historical case study can be designed for courses of varying degrees of proficiency by altering the format to suit each aca...

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Science Sampler: Systems of Success -- The George Washington Carver Science Fair

In March 2007, the George Washington Carver Science Fair will celebrate its 28th anniversary. This one-of-a-kind urban enrichment program provides opp...

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Perspectives: The Myth of Catering to Learning Styles

The idea that people may have different abilities to learn, depending on the modality of instruction, has been around for over 100 years. When applie...

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Methods and Strategies: Thinking Metric

Despite educators’ strong recommendation for teaching students measurement skills—and specifically the metric system—measurement continues to be...

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Case Studies Add Value to a Diverse Teaching Portfolio in Science Courses

Together with lectures and labs, case studies assist students in acquiring content knowledge, process skills, and an understanding of the context and ...