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Summing It Up: Teaching summary writing to enhance science learning
Students can learn to recognize information that is most important to the author of a science article or book by using repeated references and general...
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Science Sampler: Exploring Floating Concrete and Beam Design
These construction activities increase students' awareness of math and science careers, especially in the area of engineering....
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Reconstructing the Geologic Timeline: Adding a constructivist slant to a classic activity
The geologic timeline activity is revisited, adding a constructivist slant. This project provides evidence that time-honored activities still have a p...
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Science Adventures at the Local Museum
To promote science learning outside the traditional classroom and encourage preservice teachers to use hands-on science, a local university and museum...
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Tech Trek: Personal digital assistants
The personal digital assistant (PDA) is rapidly becoming an essential classroom tool. This article provides an overview of some of the science related...
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What Does It Mean To Be Standards-Based? Examining Standards and initiatives in the classroom
The standards-based teacher is patient, working to create a classroom climate that supports a need to know and explain on the part of the students. Th...
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Project FLORA: Flora Love Our Revegetation Areas
A small school district in southwestern Texas comes together to protect its own backyard. In this project students collected native seed, built a gree...
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Toying with Motion: Exploring Newton's laws of motion with student activities
Students are motivated to understand and apply Newton’s laws of motion by playing with toys. This activity allows students to demonstrate their unde...
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The Coast Guard Comes to Class
The United States Coast Guard offers many programs and resources without cost to teachers and their students. The author describes his visit to a sixt...
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Scope on the Skies: April's planetary line up
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. Sit back and enjoy the month of April as the five brightest planets are arranged over the wester...