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An Inquiry Safari

The Virtual Gorilla Modeling Project (VGOR)—a professional development project—is a collaboration of middle and high school in-service teachers, Z...

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Astrobiology

Astrobiology refers to the “origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe.” Astrobiologists study extreme environments on Earth and ...

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Commentary: Taking Responsibility for Professional Development

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 contains numerous references to “high-quality professional development. The quantity and the quality of ...

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Editor's Corner: Learning to Like Professional Development

Science teachers today face unprecedented opportunities for professional development. From genomics to planetary exploration, new scientific discoveri...

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One Bottleneck at a Time

Teachers can easily identify what subjects their students have trouble with, whether it is transcription and translation, glycolysis and fermentation,...

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Focusing Labs on the Nature of Science

After learning about the scientific method, students are often left with mistaken impressions about how scientists work. This article seeks to give st...

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Starting the Semester at Odds

In contrast with statements by institutions and science organizations about why science should be studied, nonscience majors at two- and four-year ins...

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Incorporating History into the Science Classroom

The use of history in science courses can humanize science, help students refine their critical thinking skills, promote a deeper understanding of sci...

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How Do You Measure Success?

The authors conducted a research case study to ascertain the effect of a bridge program on fostering self-growth and academic readiness for college. A...

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Point of View: Mommy Love and the Sciences

At the university level, instructors who embody Mommy-love give high marks for effort, are very charismatic, and often have a large and vocal followin...

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Tech Trek: A different phase change

In physical science, we often use water to demonstrate change of state. However, this teacher demonstration will expose students to unfamiliar substan...

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Making Thinking Visible

Writing, in conjunction with other activities such as reading and hands-on experiences, contributes to greater critical thinking, thoughtful considera...

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Keys to Teaching the Nature of Science

Despite continuous and well-reasoned recommendations that students need to have an understanding of science as a human endeavor and the nature and his...

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Science Sampler: On the shoulders of giants

To help students understand that what they learn in science class is the product of the hard work of those who have come before them, and to encourage...

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Editor's Corner: News Flash—<em>Science Is Important</em>

This issue of The Science Teacher is our attempt to give you some tools to move the understanding of science to the majority, to help provide a more...