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Journal Article

Teachers and students are subjected to myriad indoor and outdoor air pollutants such as arsenic, asbestos, benzene, formaldehyde, isocyanates, lead, and a host of others from materials used in classrooms, laboratories, lunchrooms, gymnasiums, and on ...

Journal Article

Science Sampler: Cartoon-initiated conversations

If you are looking to break away from the rut of lab, lecture, film, and notes, cartoon-initiated discussion is for you. You will see student interest and engagement climb due to the novel approach, the empowerment of sharing, and the secure environm...

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Science Sampler: A simple assessment solution

This formative-assessment program is based on two key ideas about assessment. First, thoughtful educators use assessment results to revise their instructional approaches so that assessment is no longer a product, but a part of an ongoing process that...

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Cartoons—An Alternative Learning Assessment

In order to fully understand student learning, we science teachers need to know the ideas that students bring into the classroom. Plus, good assessment calls for ongoing evaluation of students’ progress and difficulties with learning on an everyday...

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After the Bell: Water harvesting, part 1

The current drought conditions in the United States are correlated with inadequate infrastructure, a drop in the levels of the Great Lakes, desertification, and migration. Taken individually, none of these problems may seem alarming. However, in comb...

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Scope on the Skies: The icy fringes

Beyond Neptune and to the edge of the solar system is what is collectively known as the trans-Neptunian region, and objects in this region are sometimes referred to as TNOs. They are considered to be pristine remnants of the early solar system formin...