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Exploring the Favorites in Science Education Issue
Editor's Corner...
By Ann Haley Mackenzie
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Teaching about the Critical Role of Key Scientific Institutions
Fact or Faux?...
By Andy Zucker, Jocelyn Miller
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Geology from a Beaker: Student Activities in Earth Science
Student activities based on deposition in a beaker introduce Walther’s Law, which states that, if uninterrupted, vertical deposition is duplicated in the horizontal. When gravel, sand, and clay (mud) are stirred in a beaker of water, they settle ou...
By Jr. Miller
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This article discusses an innovative approach to science education focused on engaging students through authentic learning experiences and hands-on activities. It emphasizes the importance of linking classroom instruction with real-world science rese...
By Ashley Booker, Katherine Eaton
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Blockbuster Science: Checking our positions
Media has always played a significant role in shaping education. Visual cues and observable phenomena brought to life on screens or through vivid and engrossing sound effects make science accessible to people in ways that textbooks, journals and tech...
By Joy Barnes-Johnson
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Finding Zero: Exploring Mathematical Models with Pendulum Paintings
Pendulum paintings are fun to make and fascinating to observe in process, but they can be used to model real scientific analysis using messy data. In this activity, students create pendulum paintings and develop an analysis using measurements of mult...
By Daniel McKinney
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Going Beneath the Surface: Using Socioscientific Issues to Explore Human Impacts on Soil
Socioscientific issues (SSIs) can help students think about the moral and ethical issues related to science. When SSI issues are based on local phenomena and issues within students’ communities, they can also resonate more with students....
By Jesse Wilcox, William Lange, Shane Breheny
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Local landscapes examined via Google Earth provide a natural arena on which students can analyze how humans modify and interact with their environment. These lessons guide students through an exploration of the natural and built environments both nea...
By Carol Colaninno, Adriana Martinez, Charlie Blake, Candice Johnson
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Globalizing STEM Instruction Using Sustainable Development Goals
Global education presents an opportunity for all classroom teachers, regardless of subject or grade level, to engage students in understanding globally relevant issues that extend from content taught in class and providing opportunities for students ...
By George Hademenos
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In this unit, students explore the phylogeography of three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus and Bradypus variegatus) endemic to the Bocas del Toro islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. After learning about the geologic history of this region, stu...
By Tyler St. Clair, Kristen Conklin-Kearney
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Helping Students Use Crosscutting Concepts to Guide Sensemaking of Anchoring Phenomena
Crosscutting concepts (CCCs) are designed to help students make sense of phenomena across multiple scientific disciplines (National Research Council 2012). Since they are applicable to explaining so many different phenomena, they have the potential t...
By Nicole Vick, Michael Novak, Dan Voss, Brian Reiser, Joseph Kremer, Whitney Mills, Jamie Noll, Dawn Novak, Ann Rivet
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Collaborative Learning and Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary
Editor's Corner...
By Ann Haley Mackenzie