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A Rubric for Selecting Inquiry-Based Activities
One of the biggest challenges to the more widespread use of inquiry is the difficulty teachers have in identifying appropriate activities. Teachers ca...
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This case is based on the real-life incident of a boy whose arm was bitten off by a bull shark while he was swimming off the Florida coast in the summ...
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Earth Odyssey is an outreach program for grades four to six developed by a Los Angeles museum. Museum instructors work with classrooms over the course...
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A motion picture company (c. 1950) is having problems with antiquated equipment. The director, actors, and crew all want the CEO of the company, who i...
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This interrupted case study presents published data on the effect of coyote removal in Texas to teach students about trophic level relationships and t...
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Assessing Students’ Ideas About Plants
This article contains an interview protocol that will help you gather information about your elementary students’ ideas related to plants. By implem...
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To help new teachers prioritize their responsibilities, a mentor teacher within the Columbus Public School District in Columbus, Ohio, developed a “...
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In this directed case study on the structure of the cell and functions of the major organelles, students examine one of the most important events of e...
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Science Sampler: Writing in Science—Beyond the lab report
“This isn’t English class!” but creative writing can be a useful tool for increasing comprehension of science topics, and writing skills are so ...
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Bones reveal many facts about the animals from which they come, making them a great hands-on educational tool. For several years, the Saint Louis Zoo ...
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The Kids In Nature (KIN) program is a partnership between Sedgwick Reserve and the UCSB Museum of Systematic and Ecology (MSE) to serve underrepresent...