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Journal Article

Although the analemma derives from days when advances in technology meant building a more accurate sundial, the hands-on process of incrementally cons...

Journal Article

After the Bell: Bridging the Knowledge Gap

Driving over bridges may be a daily activity for many of us. But, do we ever consider the scientific factors that keep bridges intact and functioning ...

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Creative Writing and the Water Cycle

Creative writing provides one strategy for helping students combine their powers of imagination with their arsenal of knowledge. Teachers also can use...

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Exploring the Evolution of Plate Tectonics

Students often view science, especially Earth science, as being “set in stone.” They don’t realize that scientific theories are continually bein...

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Assessing Student Participation in the Classroom

We know that students should participate constructively in the classroom. In fact, most of us probably agree that a significant portion of a student�...

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Scope on the Skies: A busy school year for spacecraft

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue learn about the busy year for spacecraft as well....

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You Make the Diagnosis

Many of our nation’s health concerns affect our students in a personal way. For example, there are over 750,000 new cases of diabetes mellitus every...