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What Should Students Learn About the Nature of Science and How Should We Teach It? Applying the "If-And-Then-Therefore" Pattern to Develop Students' Theoretical Reasoning Abilities in Science

Teaching in ways that help students understand the nature of science and how to use scientific reasoning patterns have long been central goals of scie...

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After the Bell: Problem solving with parents

This article features activities for students and parents to perform at home in an effort to get students and parents to work together on science....

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Scientific Reasoning for Nonscience Majors: Ronald N. Giere's Approach: Analyzing Scientific Press Reports to Teach Nonmajors the Value of Research

Ronald Giere has created a novel and effective approach for teaching general education science courses. His textbook provides students with an opportu...

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SCST: SCST Turns Twenty. Now What? Asking How We Can Better Serve Our Members—Can You Provide the Answers?

In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. In this month’s issue the new p...

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Scope on the Skies: Planets on the Move

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue read about the orbital paths of the planets....

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Writing Abstracts on a Central Theme: Linking Diverse Course Material to Create a More Complete Understanding of Engineering Geology

The abstract writing assignments described in this article focus on a central theme and require the students to apply, rather than summarize, course m...

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Teaching Teachers: Connecting to Resources on the Internet

This article addresses using the World Wide Web (WWW) as a technology tool in science methods courses to help preservice elementary teachers learn abo...

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Editor's Note: Ending and Beginning

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

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Take Five, Write Five

This adapted activity—Take Five, Write Five—helps students write concise, informative, and articulate summaries in just five sentences....

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Constructing Flying Discs

In this activity, students create unique, colorful flying discs and their interest in science soars! Once the discs are finished, they are tested for ...

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Wrinkles in Time

Wrinkles can be a good thing. The more corrugated the brain, the better. This unit on the brain features some activities to help get this fascinating ...