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After the Bell: Creating junior ethologists

Did you ever think that observing your dog, cat, fish, bird, or reptile could prepare you for long-term science investigations? Indeed it can! The bas...

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Astrobiology in the Classroom

Astrobiology is a relatively new field of study in science, one that has found a home in the curriculum of many universities. At the middle level, thi...

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It Pays to Go to School

Just for once, skip the usual first day of school routine that includes seating charts, questionnaires, textbook distribution, and so on, and try a li...

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How Deductive Are You?

Students use deductive reasoning and their powers of observation to identify mystery items in a sealed, brown-paper bag. By using items such as bells,...

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Scope on the Skies: September in the skies

Although there weren't any visible planets at the beginning of the September 2004 school year, there were plenty of other celestial thrills to make up...

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Tricky Science

Science demonstrations can be excellent tools for capturing students' attention. This "magic trick" involves Super Gel (sodium polyacrylate) and "disa...

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NASA "ROCKS" Problem-Based Learning

With the National Science Education Standards as a driving force behind instruction, science educators must move toward classroom activities that allo...

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First Day of School

Capture your students’ attention on the first day of school by breaking from the usual routine of reviewing class expectations, rules, and the cours...

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Making Science Teams Work

While the importance of teamwork is emphasized in the National Science Education Standards, getting teams to share equally in the academic assignments...

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Fuel-Cell Drivers Wanted

This design challenge required students to design, build, test, and race fuel-cell cars. As part of the Fuel-Cell Car Challenge, student cars had to d...

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Tech Trek: Software that makes the grade

As you make plans for the upcoming school year, consider reviewing one of the many gradebook software packages that are available for organizing and c...