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Swings 'N' Things

Pendulum racing from the playground to the physics lab. This inquiry-based physics lesson uses playground swings to introduce students to the motion o...

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Good Problems to Have

Implementing problem-based learning (PBL) without redesigning a curriculum. This article explores ways to integrate PBL into science curricula and to ...

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Encouraging Critical Thinking

Active learning promotes higher-level reasoning, and it can be achieved in large classes without wholesale changes in class format. Applicable methods...

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Research and Teaching: Learning, Reasoning, Motivation and Epistemological Beliefs

This study explored college students' learning approaches, reasoning abilities, motivational goals, and beliefs abut the nature of science relative to...

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Career of the Month: An Interview with Automotive Technician Arcadio Mora

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue, Arcadio Mora shares his story about becomin...

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Idea Bank: Legal Issues Surrounding Evolution and Creationism

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank summarizes major court decisions rela...

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Commentary: Refuel Often

An opinion piece about ways to "refuel" your teaching—whether it's reading NSTA publications, connecting with colleagues, addressing professional de...

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Commentary: The Risk of Intelligent Design

An opinion piece about an alternative explanation to evolution—Intelligent Design (ID) theory....

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Deep Space Inquiry: Students become research scientists in search of novas in the Andromeda Galaxy

In this student-centered research project, the students used images collected by telescopes to look for novas in the Andromeda Galaxy. Students were a...

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Science Sampler: Thanksgiving and the science of Native American foods

Keeping students interested around the holidays can be challenging. This article explores how to engage them with an interdisciplinary science lesson ...