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Trash or Treasure?

Why do some inventions stand the test of time, while others disappear from the market entirely? In the activity described here, students work in group...

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Storybook Science: Learning chemistry through science literature and technology

In this article, a high school teacher did not know how to help students read better to understand science and an elementary teacher wanted students t...

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Researching Radon: Students use GIS technology to analyze radon levels in Italian communities

United States students whose parents serve at Avianto Air Base in Avianto, Italy, live in many different villages in this region of northern Italy. Du...

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River Walk: A community-oriented nature project

In this activity, the Tongue River is a natural teaching focus because the school is named for the river and everyone crosses over it to get to school...

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Isaac Newton Olympics

Whoever heard of middle school students playing basketball and holding long jump competitions during a unit on Newton’s Laws of Motion? During the I...

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Commentary: Teaching for environmental science literacy

An opinion piece about the complexity of teaching environmental issues....

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Guided Literature Explorations

The earlier and more often students are exposed to primary literature, the more comfortable they are going to be reading it. After a series of literat...

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Communication Blocks: Building a foundation for an effective information exchange

Veteran teachers know that students have difficulty expressing their ideas and explanations. This activity called "Communication Blocks" was designed ...

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A Community Controls Loosestrife: It takes a village to keep nonnative plant populatins in check

Purple loosestrife is a gorgeous, flowering, invasive, European plant. Environmental science students from Walled Lake Central High School in Michigan...

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Scientists: Geeks and Nerds?

Teacher’s impressions flavor the classroom and affect students in profound though subtle ways. This article attempts to explore teachers’ impressi...

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Service Learning in Geography

Senior geography students in Field Methods in Geography apply their classroom knowledge to address an aspect of water quality degradation in a nearby ...

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Editor's Corner: What Do Your Students Know?

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