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The Case Study: The Way of Flesch

The 50-year-old book, The Art of Readable Writing, by Linguist Rudolf Flesch, is chock-full of great advice about writing. Here the author shares some...

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The Mock Experiment

A full understanding of the mechanisms behind and the importance of scientific research is invaluable to all college students. The Mock Experiment can...

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Under Pressure: Activities with a vacuum pump (and some marshmallows) help students learn about pressure

What would happen if a person went into space without a spacesuit? Before learning the answer students must first understand the forces—gravity and...

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Investigating Island Evolution: A Galapagos-based lesson using the 5E instructional model

Many endemic species of the Galapagos Islands are useful for a biology teacher planning an extended lesson on evolution. In this activity, the teacher...

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Scope on the Skies: Watch your weight

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue focuses on gravity, one of the four forces in the universe that scientists ...

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A Microbial Murder Mystery

Forensic investigations are a great way to involve middle school students in the inquiry process. In this activity students decide if the drowning was...

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Thinking Outside the Block: An innovative alternative to 4x4 block scheduling

Block scheduling is a schedule composed of four 90-minute class periods in a day. This article focuses on the experiences of a high school's adoption ...

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Reflecting on a Misconception: Can students see a full-length image in a small mirror?

Looking at the reflection of our image in a mirror is so commonplace that most of us are unaware of the misconception we hold with respect to this phe...