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Elemental Education: A Malaysian supplemental module uses four basic elements to teach integrated science

Malaysian educators design a supplemental module that addresses the problems in their national science curriculum. “Elements of Life” (ELF) integr...

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Success with GPS: A look at hand-held technology in the science classroom

Certain technological tools have the capacity to extend student research, beyond traditional boundaries, creating an interesting environment as data a...

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Science on the Run: Advice for teachers without a classroom

After moving to a school where he has no classroom of his own, a biology teacher embraces his new work style by honing his organizational skills, esta...

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A Scientific Approach to Fly Fishing

In a novel approach to bridging scientific disciplines, the author presents a field-based course in which students investigate various aquatic environ...

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The Trouble with Textbooks: Examining issues in science textbook selection

Previous studies show that most science teachers use science textbooks for most of their instructional time and this has been the norm for many years....

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Students Teaching Students

The University of Arizona’s Teaching Teams Program allows students who know their course’s lecture material and feel confident with their abilitie...

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Constructing Knowledge in the Lecture Hall

The standard lecture/note-taking format is not an effective way for students to learn introductory biology. However, it is difficult to implement an a...

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Navigating the Active Learning Swamp

The authors surveyed 29 fellow faculty by asking them to define active learning, to rate how effectively different teaching techniques contribute to a...

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Editor's Corner: As We Teach, We Learn . . .

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

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Parent Outreach Success

Through the Massachusetts Parent Involvement Project (MassPIP), teams of community businesses, service organizations, school personnel, parents, and c...

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Commentary: He Should Have Seen It Coming When the Spiders Hatched

An opinion piece about education being a lifestyle and how an educator brings a spouse into that lifestyle....

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Their Turn to Teach: High school students teach physics to elementary students

As all educators realize at some point in their careers, the best way to learn something is to teach it. This is also an excellent way to demonstrate ...

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In Search of Cosmic Rays: A student physics project aimed at finding the origin of cosmic rays

The authors discuss the Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP), focusing on their high school’s participation in the project. Students build and moni...