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Editor's Corner: "Turn On" the Evolution Light Bulb
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue about teaching evolution effectively....
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The movement toward inclusion has affected classrooms greatly. Now, more than ever, teachers are addressing a broader range of academic needs in every...
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Editor's Note: November/December 2003
Is this a familiar scenario in your classroom? As you start your science lesson, a few kids start putting papers away, in anticipation of leaving. The...
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Scope on Safety: Safe Speakers
This column shares safety information for your classroom. In this month’s issue the author discusses how guest speakers can motivate students and he...
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Life in the Universe: A summary of recent developments in the field of astrobiology
How widespread is life in the universe? The field of astrobiology has been revolutionized within the last few years, and this article offers a concise...
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Bioterrorism and Real-World Science
Involve your students in an inquiry-driven unit on bioterrorism with an authentic simulation of a quarantined biohazard area....
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Moon Misconceptions: Bringing pedagogical research of lunar phases into the classroom
Pedagogical research gives a three-step teaching strategy to address misconceptions—identify, overturn, and then replace with a scientific conceptio...
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Home Connections: Sticking Together
How do water striders manage to skitter across the surface of a creek or pond? This article addresses this question by explaining the basics about sur...
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Food for thought (part II): Mapping the globalization of food supply
Little of the food we eat today is produced locally. Students may be surprised by the number of food products imported into the United States. This le...
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The values and assumptions that go hand-in-hand with the production of scientific knowledge are seldom addressed in the classroom. Failure to address ...
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This article describes how Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) teaching strategies can help English language learners (ELL) with science. GLAD i...
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Evolution and Intelligent Design
Understanding the issues surrounding evolution and intelligent design and dealing with the controversy. This article discusses the process of generati...
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Tech Trek: Data collection and analysis tools
This activity is designed to help students learn to use technology to analyze data. In this illustration, students design and conduct a scientific inv...
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Epidemiology, Science as Inquiry, and Scientific Literacy
Explore a Standards-based curriculum called Detectives in the Classroom that teaches the science of epidemiology for middle-level students....
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Assistive Technology (AT) helps a person with a physical, cognitive, learning, or speech disability perform tasks that would otherwise be difficult or...