All The Science Teacher resources

Journal Article

By allowing students to develop and conduct research on biological or environmental problems they identify themselves, students gain a higher level of understanding and appreciation for science. To this end, teachers should incorporate student-driven...

Journal Article

Health Wise: October 2008

One of my students recently became a vegetarian. How is this different from being a vegan, and what can she do to continue getting the nutrients she needs? ...

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PREPping Students for Authentic Science

In this article, the authors describe a large-scale research collaboration, the Partnership for Research and Education in Plants (PREP), which has capitalized on publicly available databases that contain massive amounts of biological information; sto...

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Editor’s Corner: Let Us Now Praise Science Teachers

The science teacher is called upon to be scientist, educator, equipment manager, safety inspector, lecturer, child-care provider, coach, writing editor, mathematician, historian, counselor, and stand-up comedian—all at once. Given all this, we shou...

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Idea Bank: The Apple Genomics Project

Genomics is the study of an organism’s entire genome. Because genomics is a relatively new discipline, it can be difficult to find teaching materials, especially those that offer a variety of educational modalities. To address this need, researcher...