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Putting Public Television to Work for You
Public television programs such as ZOOM, A Science Odyssey, and NOVA can be a great way to enhance the science curriculum. Suggestions for using these programs in the classroom and accessing supplemental materials, teacher's guides, and websites are ...
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The Science Behind a NASA Poster
Teachers can take advantage of free space-education materials from NASA. Posters provide information about NASA, space science, and careers in science, as well as lessons plans and activities. Ordering information is provided along with links to webs...
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Lights, Camera, and the Action of Science
In this day and age, students spend much of their time glued to their television sets. This is understandable as many of today’s programs are action packed and narrative in nature, and thus attractive to students. When not at home, money is spent a...
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The authors suggest several ways to catch and hold student interest in physics. One excellent method is to use the television series Star Trek to extend the science curriculum. The beauty of this program is that the writers based their creations on k...
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Are your science textbooks still including the prototype for the space shuttle, Enterprise? If so, follow the authors’ favorite ways of incorporating different media into the classroom provided in this article. Cartoons, videos, DVDs, newspapers, a...
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Countering Gender Bias in the Media
This inquiry-based activity raises student awareness of the inequity that exists in the way the media portrays the contributions of men and women. Students look at a variety of images of men and women engaged in different actitivities, and then make ...
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Science on a Roll Part One: Absorbing Inquiry
Testing the absorbancy of different brands of paper towels is a popular activity for many grade levels. It is a simple, fun, and effective teaching tool for getting students involved in the process of science. The procedure directs students through a...
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Scope on the Skies: Watch your weight
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue focuses on gravity, one of the four forces in the universe that scientists refer to as a fundamental force....
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Forensic investigations are a great way to involve middle school students in the inquiry process. In this activity students decide if the drowning was an accident or murder by examining microscopic evidence from the scene....