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Tech Trek: Software that makes the grade

As you make plans for the upcoming school year, consider reviewing one of the many gradebook software packages that are available for organizing and c...

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Idea Bank: Got Milk? Do Biochemistry

Bacteria are very useful for introducing high school students to biochemical processes in the cell, including the hydrolysis of nutrients, the product...

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Restoring Fossil Creek

As part of an ongoing environmental project and partnership with a local university, high school students monitor changes to Fossil Creek in Arizona. ...

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Summer by the Book

By June, most teachers are more than ready to leave the classroom routine, but they are seldom able to leave their love of science behind. They travel...

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Scope on the Skies: Summer skies

In its path around the Sun, the Earth follows an elliptically shaped orbit. On July 5, 2004, the Earth reached aphelion, its maximum distance from the...

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Plagiarism Avoidance

College students often struggle to understand complex technical language inherent in scientific communication. In some cases, this struggle leads to p...

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Science Sampler: Museums as resources for science teachers

Need local resources to complement your science curricula? Why not check out your local museum, zoo, or nature center? A class visit to an informal sc...

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Powerful Ideas in Physical Science

Powerful Ideas in Physical Science (PIPS) is a preservice curriculum that provides modules for physical science courses designed for elementary educat...