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The Dirt on Outdoor Classrooms

Tired of hauling materials into the schoolyard for outdoor science activities? Why not dig up what you need to create a permanent, central, outdoor sp...

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The Color of Soil: Exploring the chemistry of soil color

Soil color is a study of various chemical processes acting on soil. These processes include the weathering of geologic materials, the chemistry of oxi...

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Teaching Tomorrow’s College Science Courses: Are We Getting It Right? Preparing Students to Become Informed and Responsible Participants n the Decision-Making Process

The goal of educational reform in the United States is to shift from the dominant method of teaching facts to emphasizing higher-order cognitive skill...

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Assessment—A Way of Thinking About Learning—Now and in the Future: The Dynamic and Ongoing Nature of Measuring and Improving Student Learning

Assessment in our classrooms involves measuring: 1) individual student achievement to informally and formally judge student progress, and 2) total cla...

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Commentary: Those Were The Days

An opinion piece about reflecting back to when you were a child and sharing some science-related experiences in the classroom....

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Mystery Boxes, X Rays, and Radiology

When teaching the electromagnetic spectrum, it is often difficult to move beyond the concepts of light and color and create memorable, hands-on learni...

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Multimedia Rocks: Using technology as a tool to improve achievement in science

As part of a unit on rocks and minerals, students engaged in hands-on, inquiry-based activities that helped them discover what geologists do, how to i...

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Editor's Corner: A Vision for the Trenches

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

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Rocks and Minerals—Foundations of Society

Virtually everything we use—from the food we eat to the cars we drive—is produced from the Earth’s rock and mineral resources. As our society be...

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Guest Editorial: Looking Ahead—Challenges and Rewards in Undergraduate Science Teaching—2000 and Beyond

An opinion piece about the rapidly changing future that students in undergraduate classes face—one that is difficult to imagine. This issue reflects...

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Commentary: The Courage of His Convictions

An opinion piece about the 75th anniversary of the Scopes "Monkey Trial."...

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Idea Bank

This article features activities on the value of using authentic models for lab reports, learning by osmosis, and why it is essential to include units...

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Electronic Leaf Project: An innovative method for plant identification

This article demonstrates the benefits of a direct application of technology into a science classroom by transferring a traditional activity, such as ...

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Seeds for Thought: Teaching students to teach themselves

The experiment in this article erupted when a student shared that they had dumped grape juice into a flower bed and the custodian expressed frustratio...