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After the Bell: The Science and Mathematics of Nature

Sometimes it is difficult to show students that science and mathematics are natural parts of life. The activities in this article can help students take a broad view of their world through careful observation and exploration of the naturally occurrin...

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Who Wants to Make Assessment Fair?

An assessment strategy based on the television game show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” helps teachers make grading fair. The author describes which game show strategies to apply to classroom assessment and which to avoid. This teaching approa...

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Skeletons in Your Classroom

This hands-on, create-a-skeleton activity will reinforce skeletal and muscular system knowledge and foster creativity. Students work in cooperative groups to construct life-size skeleton models, write individual lab reports, and give group presentati...

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Toys that Teach

Using toys to teach basic physical science concepts is a great way to engage students through hands-on experience with familiar objects. This article contains several activities that use toys to help students investigate average speed, acceleration, ...

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Students as Teachers

As an extra credit activity, teachers can let students take turns teaching class using the “each one teach one” approach. Student groups select an activity, write a lesson plan and worksheet, and present their adapted activity to their classmates...

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Scope on the Skies: I'm on top of the world

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue find out if there's actually a top or a bottom to the Earth?...

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Tech Trek: Cool Science

Science teachers face many hurdles in their quest to train young minds to understand the precise planning, thinking, and actions required for success in this field of study. Read about the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Enviro...

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Exploring Alternative Conceptions

Teaching is an inexact science. Even experienced teachers have difficulty assessing the effectiveness of their lessons and students’ mastery of concept. Teachers must be particularly careful to avoid introducing or reinforcing student misconception...