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The Case Study: Twixt Fact and Fiction
What shall it be, a real case connected to the real world with blood, sweat, and tears or a fantasy, a twice-told tale by a spinner of yarns around a ...
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Sharpen students' experimental design and observation skills with the help of gastropods. This article describes a five-day activity that incorporates...
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Says Who? Students apply their critical-analysis skills to fight town hall
Biology students critique and challenge a public health proposal to limit citizen exposure to environmental toxins. They won the challenge and learne...
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Captivating young children is at the heart of teaching, making it fun and challenging. Rogoff (1990) argued that children learn how to think and act i...
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Are wolves actually “wicked” and do they eat people? Of course not, but folktales like Little Red Riding Hood perpetuate the misconceptions surrou...
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Science Sampler: Setting the scene for summer
Students are much more likely to remember science concepts when they are presented in an entertaining way. Learn how the author uses a science play to...
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A Universal Idea: Teaching planet classification using the learning cycle
Learning cycle investigations allow science students to model the activities of real scientists. Using the Internet in this learning cycle-based activ...
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Scope on the Skies: Where have all the planets gone?
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue, learn how the orbital motion of the Earth causes a shift in the directi...
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank find a collection of activities to...
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Science Sampler: Science Survivor
In this article, learn how the "Science Survivor" lesson was applied to the problem of students not doing their homework....