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The Teen Parent Academy: An alternative school setting provides science learning that is practical and relevant

“No Child Left Behind,” or are they...? According to recent research, pregnant teenagers and young parents often do not receive the quality of edu...

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Science 101: How are oil spills treated?

No two oil spills are the same. Logically, oil spills are a nightmare because they are unanticipated and uncontrolled events. Oil spills present a t...

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Promoting Physical Science to Education Majors: Making Connections between Science and Teaching

We address student attitudes toward physical science content knowledge and skills by modeling pedagogy appropriate for the K–8 classroom. Attitude m...

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Cockroaches in the Classroom

Welcome the Madagascar hissing cockroach into your classroom--they are not your average pest! This article describes the basic biology of this relativ...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (2004)

The annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 is selected by a committee of NSTA members. The selected titles on this list were...

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Science Sampler: Reading science

Nonfiction books have the power to excite students about learning and fuel their desire to know more about a topic or person. Using a variety of books...

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Science Sampler: Opening the door for reading

Teaching students how to read without compromising the time dedicated to hands-on, inquiry-based science has become vital for science teachers of all ...

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Ask the Experts: March 2005 - Question #1

Have you ever wondered what would be considered a native species in a place such as Hawaii? It seems like everything that exists there was introduced ...

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Science sampler: Before- , during-, and after-reading strategies

While students are at school, they mostly receive reading instruction during language arts classes and the focus is usually on fiction. Try these simp...

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DNA as a Binary Code: How the Physical Structure of Nucleotide Bases Carries Information

The DNA triplet code also functions as a binary code. Because double-ring compounds cannot bind to double-ring compounds in the DNA code, the sequence...

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The Case Study: A Word to the Wise? Advising Freshman

Freshman frequently struggle with major decisions both in and out of school. Even if they attend required advisement sessions, they do not always hav...

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Oil Spill!

An oil spill occurs somewhere in the world almost everyday of the year, and the consequences can be devastating. In this month's column, students exp...