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Solving the Mystery of Mock Mummies: Using Scientific Inquiry Skills in an Integrated Lesson

When the nature of science (NOS) is reinforced, middle school students will be able to appreciate scientific inquiry processes and communication, as outlined in the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996). To this end, the authors developed a...

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Guest Editorial: Physics or stamp collecting? Pitfalls of the hierarchy of disciplines

In science and in academia, there is often a de facto hierarchy of disciplines with the so-called “hard” sciences (physics, chemistry) at the top, and the “soft” sciences (psychology, sociology) at the bottom (Tudge 2001; Feynman 1988). As sc...

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Science Sampler: Global Warming Project

To address the issue of global warming locally, the author developed an inquiry-based project to examine the impact of the school’s traffic situation on climate change. In this project, students collected data in the parking lot/driveway, researche...

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Science Sampler: The great divide—How mathematics is perceived by students in math and science classrooms

Often the differences students see in science and mathematics classrooms are in perspective, approach, or application. Understanding those differences can help teachers to present a unified picture of mathematics and science to their students. In thi...