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An important goal of the current reform movement in science education is to promote scientific literacy in the United States, and scientific inquiry i...
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Scope on Safety: Yes, you need a Chemical Hygiene Officer
The Chemical Hygiene Officer's (CHO) role is absolutely critical in fostering and ensuring both chemical hygiene practices and the chemical hygiene pl...
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Everyday Engineering: What Makes a Bic Click?
The ballpoint pen is an ideal example of simple engineering that we use everyday. But is it really so simple? The ballpoint pen is a remarkable combin...
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In the exciting, “out of this world” activity described here, students measure the Earth using meter sticks while measuring their shadows in two d...
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Tried and True: Solar System in the Hallway
After studying phenomena related to the positions and motions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon, many students are familiar with the positional ordering of ...
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Editor’s Roundtable: International Year of Astronomy
2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) because it marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescopic observations of th...
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Scope on the Skies: Tracking the messenger
During April and May, the innermost planet, Mercury, will have its greatest apparition (morning or evening viewing opportunity) for the year as it gra...