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Point of View: An American University Professor in Africa: Crossing Cultural Boundaries to Teach Physics at the University of Botswana

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This issue focuses on an American University profe...

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Push-ups and Propulsion

In this activity, students build and experiment with a balloon car for a hands-on investigation of action and reaction in a jet propulsion simulation,...

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The MORE Thinking Frame: Guiding Students' Thinking in the Laboratory

The Model-Observe-Reflect-Explain (MORE) Thinking Frame is a laboratory-based instructional tool developed to address some of the weaknesses of underg...

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SCST: 'What Am I Doing Here?,' Revisited: Some Columns I Wish I Had Written

In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. ...

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Addressing the Standards in the Garden

This article answers the call to achieve scientific literacy by using the Garden Explorations program—a hands-on science camp focusing on the proces...

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Sumos and the Center of Mass

It is true that science can be found anywhere, even in the ancient Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. This activity gives students insight into both Ja...

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A Science Showdown

This activity features an after-school "Science Challenge Day," with the idea of getting students excited and involved in science, both inside and out...

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After the Bell: Science Sensibility

Early exposure to scientific activities may lay the foundation for a student's journey from learning science as a novice to achieving science expertis...