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Educators and educational researchers alike are discovering that inductive methods—in which learners start with specific observations, problems, or ...
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The New Teacher’s Toolbox: Making the Most of “Lost Days”
In a given school year, one or two weeks of class time are inevitably eaten up by the calendar. There are the days before Thanksgiving, winter break, ...
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“A Tale of Four Electrons” is a creative writing assignment used with 10th-grade Honors Chemistry students. The project helps students consolidate...
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One Fish, Two Fish, Redfish, You Fish!
The recreational fishing activity presented in this article provides a hands-on, problem-based experience for students; it unites biology, math, econo...
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Science 2.0: Picture This Assessment
If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the power of an image-filled science test! In a world rich with drag-and-drop, copy-and-paste digital ...
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The Green Room: Teaching About Energy
Winter is the perfect time to get students thinking about their energy use and introduce them to conservation methods. Students can monitor the energy...
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To help students learn and apply science content, teachers can embed content literacy instruction within science instruction. This involves teaching t...
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The New Teacher’s Toolbox: Homeless Not Hopeless—Tips for the Traveling Teacher
In a world of expanding class sizes and shrinking budgets, it’s rare to find a new teacher with his or her own classroom. New teachers often juggle ...
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The Affective Elements of Science Learning
Student attitudes can have a positive or negative effect on learning. According to Duschl, Schweingruber, and Shouse, “[students’] goals for scien...
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Safer Science: Building Safety in Foreign Language
A school is about to undergo major renovations and new construction to handle a growing student population. So some science classes and labs are assig...
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The Concept Attainment Strategy
The concept attainment lesson, recommended by Joyce, Weil, and Calhoun (2004), is designed to give students practice in analyzing data and developing ...
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How Much Carbon Is in the Forest?
At the start of an integrated Algebra I and Environmental Science class, students were presented with the following challenge: “How much carbon is s...