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Scope on the Skies: The equinox

With the vernal, or March equinox at hand, now is the perfect time to do some myth-busting with your students by exploring the popular notion that a r...

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The Case Study: Assessment of Case Teaching -- Where Do We Go From Here? Part I

Many undergraduates, especially women and traditionally underrepresented groups, avoid higher-level science and mathematics. Several students who swi...

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Universal Design in Science Learning

Universal design provides a framework for science educators to ensure that teaching and learning opportunities are not only standards-based, but inher...

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Science Shorts: Tangling With Hair

You're probably familiar with the fairy tale of Rapunzel and how her prince climbed her golden locks to her tower. In this month's activity, your stu...

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Editorial: Explosive Decompression

It is revitalizing to hear and to share new ideas and new methods with fellow colleagues; to engage thoroughly in the community of individuals working...

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Every Day Science Calendar: March 2006

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer. ...

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The Finches' Beaks: Introducing Evolutionary Concepts

Many secondary students hold misconceptions about evolution, even after instruction, that are often inconsistent with what is accepted by evolutionary...

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Hierarchical Learning Ensembles: Team Building for Undergraduate Scientists and Engineers

This article describes the design and implementation of the Hierarchical Learning Ensemble (HLE) model, a pedagogy that assembles interdisciplinary te...

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Editor's Note (March 2006)

In this section the editor discusses how children are expected to understand how their bodies work as well as how to keep their bodies healthy as alig...

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Libros de Ciencias en Espanol (2006): A selection of recent science trade books in Spanish

If you have Spanish-speaking students in your science class, you will likely be interested in learning about the recent releases of Spanish trade book...

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The Early Years: Tooth Time

One of the big changes in childhood is the loss of "baby" teeth, beginning around age five. Children often say, "I'm a big kid now. I lost my tooth!...

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Idea Bank: Wilderness Search and Rescue

As a science teacher, you are probably bombarded with the questions, “Why do we need to know this information?” and “Who uses this information i...

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Exploring Cells from the Inside Out: New Tools for the Classroom

After the first observations of life under the microscope, it took two centuries of research before the "cell theory" was established. Fortunately, to...

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Tech Trek: Homework helpers

Homework can be tough-- especially if support is not available. Luckily, technology is now lending a hand to students who may be struggling at home wi...

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Science 101: How does the human body turn food into useful energy?

As with just about everything else involving the human body, it is absolutely amazing that we can chow down on various things and somehow use this bas...