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The Tablecloth Trick, Take II

Through a pedagogical sequence, students learn the physics behind a popular magic trick. After students have the opportunity to try the sequence of ac...

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Alphatome—Enhancing Spatial Reasoning

Using refrigerator magnets, foam blocks, ink pads, and modeling clay, students manipulate the letters of the alphabet at multiple angles, reconstructi...

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It's a Frog's Life

When a preschool teacher unexpectedly found tadpoles in the school's outdoor baby pool, she recognized an unusual opportunity for her students to stud...

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Favorite Demonstration: A Bright Idea

The typical approach to teaching the scientific method entails presenting a series of steps meant to make the logic behind the scientific method more ...

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Expanding the 5E Model: A proposed 7E model emphasizes "transfer of learning" and the importance of eliciting prior understanding

Research on how people learn and the incorporation of that research into lesson plans and curriculum demands that the highly successful 5E model be ex...

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Career of the Month: An Interview with Volcanologist Jeffrey Byrnes

This column features interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue, Jeff Byrnes shares how his education and ...

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To Review or Not to Review? Review techniques help foster student achievement

Review techniques are implemented to enhance student understanding of material and assessment performance. Reviewing materials before an exam gives st...

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Learning by Doing: Teaching the Process of Inquiry

Through this "blind" observation exercise, you can bring science alive using inquiry to link the needs, interest, and experiences of your students. Th...