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This article describes an online climate change curriculum that incorporates dynamic computer models that enable students to visualize the complex interactions related to climate change science. Students learn how adjusting variables in a dynamic mod...

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Editor's Corner: Systems Thinking

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

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Science 2.0: The Magic of Macrophotography

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses a feature of the latest digital cameras: macrophotography....

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A Computer Story: Complexity From Simplicity

This article describes an activity in which students learn how complex outcomes can result from simple decisions. Participants encounter a broad range of learning experiences, including electric-circuit construction, household wiring, digital systems...

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Open-Ended Inquiry

In this article the authors describe how to help chemistry students develop a method to answer their own research question, called open inquiry, using the reaction of hydrochloric acid and aluminum foil as an example....

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Health Wise: Fight Obesity in the Classroom

This column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—along with classroom activities that help students make healthy choices. This month’s issue describes a classroom activity that focuses on sugar and fats in our food and drink, ...

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Now You're Cooking

This article discusses four labs—centered on the science of heat transfer—that define the procedure, include meaningful scientific content, and ask interesting questions. The simple extensions described lead to more complex issues and opportuniti...

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Idea Bank: Adding Inquiry to Cookbook Labs

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank presents a new approach to add inquiry to two common biology labs: Environmental Effects on Catalase Reactions and Determining the Sucros...

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A Virtual Tour of Plate Tectonics

This article describes how teachers can use Google Earth to support inquiry instruction in both general and Earth science classrooms....

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Safer Science: Chemical Spills: Absorbing Safety

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses how the teacher should respond to an incidental chemical spill in the school science laboratory....

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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Back-to-School Dress for Success

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue offers some tips on how to make that winning first impression on your own students and colleagues....

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Strengthening Science Departments

Learn how teachers and chairpersons can help their departments support best practices in science. ...