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Book Chapter
Teaching Ecology by Evolving and Revolving
This chapter features an ecology course started by Harry Hitchcock at Clinton High School (CHS) in Clinton, Tennessee, in response to a need for more ...
Book Chapter
The program highlighted in this chapter—the Biomedical Engineering Challenge-Based Curriculum—features science curricula that meet numerous More E...
Book Chapter
RIP-ing Away Barriers to Science Education: Inquiry Through the Research Investigation Process
This chapter presents the Research Investigation Process (RIP), an "inquiry" and "critical thinking" model of science education at two high schools—...
Book Chapter
Modeling: Changes in Traditional Physics Instruction
This chapter highlights the modeling approach to high school physics instruction—a curriculum design that engages students in constructing a few bas...
Book Chapter
Guided by the Standards: Inquiry and Assessment in Two Rural and Urban Schools
This chapter features the environment in which the authors—Teresa and Steve—work. Both are at schools near the border of Mexico, and while both ha...
Book Chapter
The author stumbled across the Physics, Physiology, & Technology (PP&T) program while attending a Modeling Instruction meeting. Modeling Instruction i...
Journal Article
Questioning Cycle: Making Students' Thinking Explicit During Scientific Inquiry
Are you thinking about ways to get your students to think about science? Inquiry learning is an excellent way for students to get actively involved in...
Journal Article
Small Things Draw Big Interest
Through this partnership between a university and elementary school, third-grade students explore science topics and incorporate microscopy into the l...
Journal Article
Progressive Questioning: Improving Students' Critical-Thinking, Logic, and Problem-Solving Skills
The senior-level course Water Pollution and Purification for environmental science majors at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore requires student...
Journal Article
Society for College Science Teachers: PowerPoint Queens and Online Kings
Technology provides potentially useful tools for colleges and universities. There is always one important ingredient that cannot be left out, however...
Journal Article
Scope on the Skies: January in the skies
Celestial events abound during the month of January, ranging from a potentially bright comet, visible planets in both the morning and evening skies, a...
Journal Article
Exposing students to content outside of the classroom encourages them to take control of their learning. This article describes three methods for red...
Journal Article
The Role of the Research Mentor/Teacher: Student and Faculty Views
A successful undergraduate research experience depends on a good mentor/teacher. Surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions reveal that students...
NSTA Press Book
The Nature of Science and the Study of Biological Evolution
This inspired (and inspiring) two-part set weaves an examination of the nature of scientific inquiry into a compelling study of evolution. The package...
By BSCS
NSTA Press Book
How to...Weave the Web Into K-8 Science
Like a search engine for science teachers, How to... Weave the Web into K-8 Science is your custom-made guide to bringing the best of the Internet int...
By David R. Wetzel