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Tech Trek: Technologies for special needs students

You might wonder why today’s science teachers need to keep current with the latest technologies available for special education students. When you c...

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Design-Based Science: A problem-solving experiment compares different brands of batteries

Developing useful skills for a wide range of actual problem-solving situations involving science is one goal of design-based science. This article fea...

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A Leg (or Three) to Stand On

The three “legs” on which science instruction rests are the content of science, process of science, and the nature of science. Each leg performs i...

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Tried and True: Whatever floats your boat

Ever since Archimedes ran down the streets of ancient Greece shouting, “Eureka!,” scientists have understood that a submerged body displaces a vol...

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Research and Teaching: Attendance and Performance

Class attendance by most students in nonmajors science classes is influenced by whether they receive points for attending class. If students do not ge...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: Books Published in 2002

These books were selected by members of a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: Books published in 2002 (Science Scope)

The books that appear in this annotated bibliography were selected as outstanding science trade books published in 2002. They are intended primarily f...

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Science Sampler: Anchor activities

What's the best way to keep students occupied when they have finished their work? An Anchor Activity Learning Station provides high-interest, educatio...