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Everyday Engineering: An absorbing look at terry-cloth towels

This article describes a lesson where students explore the absorbency of several towels with different weaves and weights. The lesson follows the 5E learning-cycle model and incorporates engineering in the sense of product testing with a focus on the...

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Science Sampler: Assessing student motivation, performance, and engagement with an action research project

The Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES is an organization that serves nine school districts west of Rochester, New York. One of the many programs provided by Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES is a regional summer school program that allows students to recover credit during...

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Guest Editorial: Action Research—Expanding the role of classroom teachers to inquirers and researchers

NSTA is breaking new ground with this month’s issue of Science Scope. For the first time, an NSTA journal is focused on action research and the role teachers play as classroom researchers. This issue chronicles the challenges and journeys teachers ...

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The Benefits of Formative Assessments for Teaching and Learning

Formative assessments are usually informal and can range from oral question-and-answer sessions in class to performance events or quizzes. Stiggens and DuFour (2009) state that teachers and schools should use formative assessments to clarify what stu...

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Teacher’s Toolkit: Misconceptions in the science classroom

To address misconceptions, teachers first need to uncover them. Although misconceptions will surely emerge as you move through a lesson, it’s best to identify them prior to new learning. Here’s where the role of preassessment goes beyond uncoveri...

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I Want To Be Like . . . Middle School Students' Identification with Scientists on Television

This article describes a study funded by the Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The study focused on gaining a better understanding of how middle school students perceive television d...