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Chemistry Cook-Off

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Chemistry Cook-Off

Students use food to enhance understanding of physical and chemical changes....

The New Teacher's Toolbox: Mastering Classroom Management (Part 2)

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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Mastering Classroom Management (Part 2)

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue discusses classroom management....

Noodling for Mollusks

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Noodling for Mollusks

This article describes two activities for life science or biology classes. Students noodle bivalves and gastropods from a covered container, determini...

Make Your Own Phylogenetic Tree

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Make Your Own Phylogenetic Tree

A simulation activity helps students better understand phylogeny and molecular similarity....

Editor's Corner: Evolving Standards

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Editor's Corner: Evolving Standards

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

The Green Room: Saving Our Soils

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The Green Room: Saving Our Soils

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue disscusses the importance of fertile and arable soil....

Why Do I Crave That Cookie?

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Why Do I Crave That Cookie?

One effective way to teach connections among body systems is using a problem-based approach. The authors developed an activity to help students unders...

The Green Room: Nonnative, Invasive, Exotic, Oh My!

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The Green Room: Nonnative, Invasive, Exotic, Oh My!

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue talks about invasive species....

Scientific Discoveries the Year I Was Born

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Scientific Discoveries the Year I Was Born

In this learning activity, students research what significant scientific advances happened in the year of their birth and present them to the class. T...

Idea Bank: Engaging Students in Classifying Matter

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Idea Bank: Engaging Students in Classifying Matter

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank provides an activity that engages stu...

Exploring the New Standards

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Exploring the New Standards

How to form a study group to examine the Next Generation Science Standards, second public draft....

Health Wise: Flu Season: The Best Defense

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Health Wise: Flu Season: The Best Defense

This column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—along with classroom activities that help students make healthy choices. This m...

All Things Being Equal

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All Things Being Equal

A guided inquiry helps students view an equilibrium system from the particulate level....

Career of the Month: Inventor

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Career of the Month: Inventor

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes the life of an inventor....

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