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Scope on the Skies: I'm on top of the world

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue find out if there's actually a top or a bottom to the Earth?...

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How Do Children Know What They Know?

New teachers often enter the classroom with a general knowledge of what they can expect in a particular age group of children, but they quickly discov...

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Don't Settle for Imitation Laboratory Assignments

Science courses often offer structured laboratory exercises that do not provide students with a thorough understanding of how to conduct scientific re...

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Personalizing the Goals of Undergraduate Research

Research experiences are becoming increasingly available for undergraduate science students. Although many undergraduate research programs are designe...

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Studying Science Teachers: Determining whether organization membership and national standards matter in the classroom

Individual teacher membership and use of the National Science Education Standards are vital to attaining the goal of an inquiry science experience for...

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Idea Bank: Investigating Science Careers Online

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank features ways students can use the In...

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Alzheimer’s Disease Under Scrutiny

After reading a newspaper article on Alzheimer’s disease, an incurable medical problem involving gradual and debilitating loss of memory, students e...

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The Traveling Scientist

“We love science! We love science!” cried the first- and second-grade students at Rice Lake Elementary School in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. The scienc...

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The Science-Mathematics Connection: Using technology in an interdisciplinary module

This workshop uses technology-based modules that emphasize multicultural instructional activities, materials, tools, and assessment for integrating co...

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Tech Trek: Cool Science

Science teachers face many hurdles in their quest to train young minds to understand the precise planning, thinking, and actions required for success ...

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Exploring Alternative Conceptions

Teaching is an inexact science. Even experienced teachers have difficulty assessing the effectiveness of their lessons and students’ mastery of conc...

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Commentary: Building on Strengths

An opinion piece about being positive with students....

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Bringing Back the Analemma

Although the analemma derives from days when advances in technology meant building a more accurate sundial, the hands-on process of incrementally cons...

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Chemistry Rocks: Redox chemistry as a geologic tool

Teachers can use students’ interest in the color in rocks as a starting point for a redox chemistry lesson. In this activity, each group of students...