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Learning Through Sharing

This paper describes how to use collaborative groups as a teaching strategy in a 200-student introductory astronomy class for nonscience majors. The a...

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Putting Public Television to Work for You

Public television programs such as ZOOM, A Science Odyssey, and NOVA can be a great way to enhance the science curriculum. Suggestions for using these...

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Teaching the New Taxonomy: Getting up to speed on recent developments in taxonomy

Not only is today's taxonomy very different than we learned in school, but it is also different than the system in most textbooks. These exercises are...

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The Science Behind a NASA Poster

Teachers can take advantage of free space-education materials from NASA. Posters provide information about NASA, space science, and careers in science...

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Aligning to State Standards: A look at one school district's journey to form a cohesive science curriculum

Teachers in this school district soon realized they were on different paths in science literacy and one district had no science standards. This articl...

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Research and Teaching: Technophobia and Teaching Technology Rich Freshman Science Courses

Qualitative research methods were used to document the experiences of six technophobic students as they progressed through a technology-rich anatomy a...