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Science Sampler: Achieving Gender Equity in Middle School Science Classrooms
“I hate science. It’s so boring. What’s the point anyway?” Many middle school students feel this way, including the author and her best friend at the outset of seventh grade. However, their views of science soon changed when “Mrs. P” taug...
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How to Plan, Survive, and Even Enjoy an Overnight Field Trip with 200 Students
Although taking an overnight trip with 200 middle schoolers might seem like an impossible task, this author does it regularly. Using the example of a three-day trip she took to Yellowstone National Park with her students, the author shares tips and s...
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Scope on Safety: Have a safe trip!
Science safety isn’t just a set of rules. It requires common sense and that teacher intuition that helps us predict what might happen when we least expect it. To that end, this month’s column offers some practical advice to help you prepare for s...
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Science Sampler: Science interactive notebooks in the classroom
When students make observations and explain them in writing, they clarify and organize their thoughts and ideas. Keeping science interactive notebooks is a technique for increasing student understanding and organizing their learning. Further, by usin...
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This burglary mystery captures students' interest as they analyze how the mass-to-volume ratio of a liquid determines its density. As they observe the mass change while the volume remains constant, they begin to understand why the density increases. ...
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Tried and True: Wind and pressure
The wind is part of our daily lives, but not everyone can explain what causes this phenomenon. To demonstrate how differences in pressure systems cause air to move from one area to another, the classic collapsing-can activity explores how air moves ...
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Bread Making: Classic Biotechnology and Experimental Design
Bread making activities can help students meet local and national standards for scientific inquiry, experimental design, and problem solving. In the first activity, students make and observe yeast solutions. Then they predict what might happen when t...