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Scope on Safety: When is a classroom a laboratory?
What are the bare bones that must exist for a room to be considered safe for teaching laboratory science? This month’s issue of Scope on Safety addresses this question by first defining when a laboratory is really considered a laboratory. Next, the...
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Demonstrating wave processes quantitatively in the classroom using standard classroom tools (such as Slinkys and wave tanks) can be difficult. As a result, through a collaborative effort, The Plymouth Wave Lab website was developed to allow students...
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Problem-based learning experiences that extend at least two weeks provide an opportunity for students to investigate a real-world problem while learning science content and skills in an exciting way. Meteorology provides a wealth of problems students...
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Science Sampler: Dihydrogen monoxide assignment
Chemistry is a subject that uses big words for a world we already know. Many eighth graders come to physical science classes with preconceived fears of chemistry and its big scary words. As a result, the author developed an assignment that addresses ...
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Editor’s Roundtable: Stop avoiding your e-mails!
Don’t expect the online “innovation” to go away—email communication is here to stay, and it is your responsibility as an educational professional to respond to them, and even use them to your advantage. This month’s Editor’s Roundtable co...
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Encouraging Balanced Scientific Research Through Formal Debate
Having little or no background knowledge has never prevented seventh graders from having strong opinions on a subject! However, when asked to research a topic, middle school students (and also, many adults as well) tend to search for information whic...