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Editor’s Roundtable: Professional development—A thousand kilometers wide and a micron deep!
A long-term, coherent program of high-quality professional development (PD) is the best way to foster improvement in classroom practices and student l...
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Scope on the Skies: Tracking planets around the Sun
In earlier columns, the celestial coordinate system of hour circles of right ascension and degrees of declination was introduced along with the use of...
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In this problem-based learning activity (PBL), students embark on a science trek to answer the question “Where is the science in my neighborhood?”...
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Science Sampler: Wanted—Citizen Scientists
As middle school students and teachers become involved in citizen-scientist activities, their awareness of important environmental issues will be enha...
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K—12 (Books Published in 2007: Science Scope)
Each of these outstanding selections defies the traditional image of a child “curling up with a good book.” Yes, they can be a source of great per...
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Scope on Safety: Should we pull the plug on wireless computer networks?
Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, is a type of wireless local area network (WLAN). Two or more computers form the network using radio frequency (RF) signal...
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The Technology-Enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) center, a National Science Foundation-funded Center for Learning and Teaching, offers research-test...
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Tried and True: Volcano résumés
Tired of building a paper mâché volcano to teach about plate tectonics? Do you want to connect science and writing? Then the volcano résumé projec...
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Science Sampler: The wonder of it all
Nature surrounds us with awe-inspiring events and elements. All too often, however, the beauty and intricacy of nature is lost on students who get bog...
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Science Safaris: Developing Bold Academic Explorers Outside the Science Classroom
Science, like most subjects, can only come alive when students are actively engaged in real-life pursuits that interest and challenge them (VanTassel-...