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Science Sampler: Engineering—Adventures in teaching
The Adventure Engineering Academy provides teacher participants with a model of inquiry-based instruction that integrates the engineering design process as used in authentic science environments. Participants were provided with background information...
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A Consumer Guide to Professional Development
How can a science teacher find professional development (PD) opportunities that are meaningful, coherent, and sustained that will foster teacher and student learning? The authors believe that science teachers can and should be savvy consumers of PD�...
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Tech Trek: Make your own mashup maps
Mashup is a new technology term used to describe a web application that combines data or technology from several different sources. You can apply this concept in your classroom by having students create their own mashup maps. Google Maps provides you...
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Diagnosing and Dealing with Student Misconceptions: Floating and Sinking
Misconceptions broadly exist in a variety of subject areas, such as physics, biology, geography, and other sciences. Among them, bringing students to an understanding of why things sink and float has proved to be one of the most challenging topics fo...
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Scope on Safety: Avoid surprise packages
The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), parts 171—180 explain what is required of a shipper to transport hazardous materials safely. The regulations cover classification, packaging, incident reporting, and handling of hazardous materials. Hazard...
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Science Sampler: Teaming up for better teaching
Lesson study is a form of professional development that has spread across the United States from its origin in Japan (Stigler and Hiebert 1999; Lewis, Perry, and Hurd 2004). In lesson study, teachers form a collaborative team that changes both the wa...