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Editorial: Headwinds Over Kansas—Making Good on Our Commitment to Science Education

The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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The Case Study: Avogadro Goes to Court—The Price to Pay for Calculating the Cost of a Single Aluminum Atom

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. I...

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Research and Teaching: Contemporary Student Attitudes About Mathematics, Science, and Technology

To more effectively educate their students at Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, the authors developed a new, integrated science and mathematics ...

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The Case Study: Avogadro Goes to Court

The case study that follows was inspired by a novel assignment that Pace University Professor Carroll Zahn gave to his introductory computer class. Th...

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A Workshop Approach: Using learning centers to teach early childhood science

The science workshop approach is a method of organizing learning centers in developmentally based primary programs. The approach centers on providing ...

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Scope on the Skies: Biggest and brightest

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue, learn about the two brightest planets—Venus and Jupiter....

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The Fifty-Cent Optics Lab

Any teacher who has had the pleasure of giving students their first view of an image made by a handheld lens will agree that optics is addictive. Seei...

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Writing to Learn

By using the writing process to explore science, students and teachers can find new ways of clarifying, revising, and consolidating knowledge. To achi...

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The Nature of Haiku: Students use haiku to learn about the natural world

Haiku takes advantage of children’s curiosity and interest in nature. The open-ended nature of haiku writing is motivational and student centered. A...

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Parachuting Paraboloids

A parachute drop is a fun way to engage students in science while sneaking in a lesson on average velocity, wind resistance, and gravity. The followin...