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Journal Article

Scope on the Skies: Out with the old and in with the new

Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is not only a transition between seasons; it is also a transition between the brighter starry winter skies and the r...

Journal Article

Using Citizen Scientists to Measure the Effects of Ozone Damage on Native Wildflowers

Since 2004, middle and high school students have been monitoring the effects of ground-level ozone by collecting data on observable leaf injury on cut...

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Science Sampler: Fix the potholes! Helping students translate their interests and life experiences into scientific investigations

One strategy for differentiating science instruction that shows promise is a shift toward valuing students’ questions and life experiences (Barton 1...

Journal Article

Teacher’s Toolkit: Presto! Open inquiry!

Although inquiry-based science teaching has been around since the 1960s, many teachers are slow to incorporate inquiry principles into their science l...

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Editor’s Roundtable: An air of respectability

Hold up an open container without any obvious liquid or solid in it and ask a typical class what’s in the container, and you will readily and enthus...