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The Study of Ethics in the Applied Science Curriculum: Training Future Science Educators in the Ethics of Nutrition

Science classes are an appropriate place for students to examine relevant ethical problems. Nutrition science classes, in particular, discuss current ...

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Editor's Note: Holding Hands

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Drawing to Learn Morphology in a Fish Taxonomy Laboratory: The Allure of a Taxonomy Course that Embraces Multiple Learning Processes

Taxonomy laboratories typically emphasize learning by rote memorization. In place of memorization, however, the authors designed a laboratory notebook...

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Commentary: The Science of Special Education

An opinion piece about the need to improve science curricula in the area of special education....

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Mentors in Medicine

Educators and scientists alike acknowledge the shortage of minorities pursuing science careers. To address this problem, West Virginia University (WVU...

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Analysis Problems—A Means to Developing Students’ Critical-Thinking Skills: Pushing the Boundaries of Higher-Order Thinking

To teach critical-thinking skills in introductory biology, the authors selected an immersion system using analysis problems that incorporates critical...

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Idea Bank

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank includes an analogy for understanding...

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Editor's Corner: Teachers Who Care

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

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Rocks as Windows into the Past: Taking the idea of rocks as stories and developing a rock investigation

In order to best teach fourth-grade students about rocks, the author used an empowering metaphor—rocks as stories from the past—that was applied t...

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Poetry and the Environment: Poetry enhances children's study of the environment and provides a link with science and the language arts

Many poems for children published in the past few decades focus on aspects of environmental study. Combining these newer contributions with poetry pub...

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Classroom of the Sea

Although most students do not have the opportunity to conduct in situ research projects until college, the Classroom of the Sea program at the America...