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The Case Study: Saint Anthony and the Chicken Poop—An Essay on the Power of Storytelling in the Teaching of Science

Not only are stories captivating, they make it easier to learn and recall facts, figures, and equations. Stories tell us who we are as a people—the ...

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Ecosystem Explorations: Connecting an ecology field experience to the classroom

The Ecosystem Explorations curriculum includes eleven classroom lessons. The lessons are divided into two sections—Understanding Ecosystems and Huma...

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Teaching Teachers: Preservice Teachers' Views of Scientists

This study demonstrates the importance of changing educators' perceptions and understandings of science and scientists....

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Modeling Success during Earth Science Week

If your students are going to learn about scientific inquiry and the nature of science, you must be explicit, or purposeful, in your planning, present...

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After the Bell: Family viewing

If no specific homework needs to be completed, family viewing of science-related programs is enjoyable and rewarding and a no-pressure learning experi...

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An Integrative Science Capstone Course: Western Washington University's Experiment in Investigative Science for Elementary Education Majors

This article describes a course in experimental science for preservice elementary education students. Through “directed discovery,” students colla...

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SCST: Celebrating SCST's Commitment to Science Education—A Brief Look Back: Improving Interdisciplinary Science-Teacher Interaction

In this column the leadership of SCST shares its views with JCST readers. In this month’s issue the focus is on the first SCST goal: Improvement in ...

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The Sky’s the Limit: Parents and first-grade students observe the sky

In this study of the sky and moon, students went outside after school each day to observe the sky and record their observations in their moon journals...