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Science Sampler: Feel the heat
This article features a simple game that can help students understand the nature of heat transfer through conduction....
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Tech Trek: Ready to navigate—Classroom GPS applications
The potential for enriched science instruction using GPS is virtually unlimited. An inexpensive GPS unit can help students prepare for the national an...
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Names are vital. Names do more than allow us to pigeonhole things and give us relationships. They give us a sense of ownership. Once we put a name to ...
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All college science students, especially those who will become science teachers, need an understanding of scientific inquiry and effective ways to tea...
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Chewing on Ideas: Engaging students in meaningful learning about digestion
This activity was created by turning dull facts about digestion into experiences and questions to be investigated. The experience physically and menta...
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Editor's Corner: Science in a Safe Learning Environment
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on inquiry-based learning in the science classroom and the importance of establishing strict safety gui...
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Commentary: You Plan for Professional Development
An opinion piece about The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its strong emphasis on professional development for teachers. This article highlights h...
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By working with a common and familar item such as a strand of holiday lights, students learned how different types of wiring affect uses and outcomes....
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Scope on the Skies: Orbits and distances
In this article, learn how astronomers determine a planet's orbit and its distance from its sun....
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Favorite Demonstration: Differential Weathering
In this inquiry-based demonstration, the consumption of a Baby Ruth candy bar is used to nurture students’ interest in chemical and physical weather...
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Adults and children of all ages and cultures have either seen a kite or have flown one. Why not use this common pastime to teach some of the simple la...
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Surveying Science Safety: NSTA analyzes safety in the classroom
Results of a yearlong safety project prompted the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to conduct a web-based study of its membership examinin...