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Commentary: Budget Science

Every student should be provided with high quality teaches who provide high quality instruction in support of student learning and achievement. So the...

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How Deductive Are You?

Students use deductive reasoning and their powers of observation to identify mystery items in a sealed, brown-paper bag. By using items such as bells,...

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Idea Bank: Roller Coaster Inquiry

This project, which centers on roller coaster design, engages students in learning about physics and activates their prior knowledge in an open-inquir...

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Editor's Note (September 2004)

The act of having students commit to an outcome makes them think. It is different than oral brainstorming because everyone is accountable. Students ...

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Editor's Corner: May You Live in Interesting Times!

As the 2004-2005 began, science teachers were faced with unprecedented challenges. Limited budgets were stretched to the breaking point. The mandates ...

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"A" Is for Assessment

Assessment strategies do not have to be complicated in order to inform both learning and teaching. Assessment strategies described in this article inc...

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Fostering Inquiry in Nonlaboratory Settings

Inquiry is an important learning strategy, even for students who cannot or do not perform actual experiments. The authors describe two activities, oth...

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Earth System Science Project

For several decades, science teachers have used bottles for classroom projects designed to teach students about biology. A model terrarium enclosed in...

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Bernoulli's Principle

Many physics teachers have an unclear understanding of Bernoulli’s principle, particularly when the principle is applied to aerodynamic lift. Some t...

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Scope on the Skies: September in the skies

Although there weren't any visible planets at the beginning of the September 2004 school year, there were plenty of other celestial thrills to make up...

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Adventures in Exercise Physiology

The author altered the format of an exercise physiology course from traditional lecture to emphasizing daily reading quizzes and group problem-solving...

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Salty Microbiology

Using microbiology activities in the classroom is an effective way for teachers to address National Standards in the life sciences. However, they coul...

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Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program—Students of Invention

Thomas A. Edison said, "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." Well, the finalists in this year's Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors ...

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Tricky Science

Science demonstrations can be excellent tools for capturing students' attention. This "magic trick" involves Super Gel (sodium polyacrylate) and "disa...

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NASA "ROCKS" Problem-Based Learning

With the National Science Education Standards as a driving force behind instruction, science educators must move toward classroom activities that allo...