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Science Sampler: Making movies in the classroom
When you overhear students talking excitedly about video games, the internet, television, or movies, do you ever wish that they could get that excited...
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Scope on the Skies: Summer planet watch
This summer, all but one of the bright planets will be easily visible as evening planets during the first part of our Northern Hemisphere summer seaso...
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Science Sampler: Teaching science using the movie Apollo 13
For over 40 years the space program has inspired students of science and engineering. The movie Apollo 13, about the third lunar mission, provides opp...
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The value of art education and its natural tie-in with science promted a principle of a middle school to encourage collaboration between his science t...
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Outdoor Classrooms -- Planning Makes Perfect
Schoolyard wildlife habitats aren't just for beauty and fun--they are outdoor classrooms where real science learning takes place. Schoolyard habitat ...
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The Case Study: E-Mail From Socrates
Humans are storytelling animals that learn best when things are put into an experience or story. Teachers seem to think they can just lecture about t...
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Models for Integrating Technology in Higher Education: The Physics of Sound
Institutions that place laptops in the hands of every student offer unique opportunities to integrate technology into instruction. The following is a...
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Ask the Experts -- Summer 2006
The experts address the question, "Why do yellow and blue make green when we mix colors?" and "Why does infrared light make skin feel warm, when ultra...
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Idea Bank: Periodic Table of Cereal Boxes
Do you find that helping students to understand the concept of periodicity to be a difficult task? If so, try implementing this introductory activity ...
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Issues In-depth: Roll tape? Recommendations regarding video viewing in public school classrooms
Did you know that showing a video not related to your instruction as a reward or for recreational purposes, for example, violates federal law and is a...