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Career of the Month: An interview with Aquatic Conservation Biologist Zeb Hogan
To protect the diversity of life on Earth, conservation biologists study species and habitats in danger of extinction. Freshwater is arguably one of the most critical global resources. The ecosystem biodiversity of this invaluable resource is highly ...
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Ask the Experts—September 2007
In this month’s column, the experts address the following question: Why do mosquitoes ignore me, while they devour my brother-in-law! ...
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Safe Science: Laboratory Safety: Welcome Aboard!
Why has The Science Teacher initiated a new safety column? Walk into a typical science classroom today and you are likely to see the teacher conducting a demonstration or students doing hands-on laboratory work. This key instructional strategy has ...
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The Prepared Practitioner: Defining Science
In a recent Phi Delta Kappan article, Perry Zirkel (2007) described professors and superintendents as “… two groups … marching to the beat of different drummers.” The point is just as valid for professors and teachers. He went on to say, �...
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Idea Bank: Clarifying Tropical Cyclone Activity in Centuries Past
In order to truly answer questions of hurricane frequency one must move past short-term human-documented meteorological records and find environmental proxies for determining historical hurricanes. Just recently, Miller et al. (2006) established such...
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Feel the Pulse of Earth Science!
Each year, the American Geological Institute (AGI) organizes Earth Science Week to help monitor and spread Earth science literacy. This year marks the 10th annual Earth Science Week, which is geared to promote better understanding of the geosciences ...
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President’s Message: Meeting the Needs of the New World Student
To succeed in the 21st century, students have to learn how to be creative problem solvers who can work in collaborative groups. These new-world students must have the ability to think critically, use technology efficiently, and communicate effectivel...
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Idea Bank: Literature Circle Roles for Science Vocabulary
The study of science is often vocabulary intensive. An analysis of high school chemistry, biology, physics, and Earth science textbooks showed that approximately 1,000 to 3,000 novel science terms are contained in each (Groves 1995). Given the shear ...
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The experts address the following question in this month’s column: How do fireflies get their light power?...
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Mentoring New Science Teachers
Most experienced high school science teachers are asked at some point to serve as a mentor to a novice teacher. While mentor-training programs have been established in many states, they often only focus on how the mentor can help new science teachers...
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School is out and the summer is full of both official and unofficial holidays that prompt us to enjoy science and the profession of sharing it. As in past years, the reviewers and editors of NSTA Recommends—ready and willing to share their enthusi...
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Editor’s Corner: Supporting New Teachers
Many new teachers who leave schools after the first year report lack of support and poor working conditions as the primary reasons for leaving. New teachers can feel alone and vulnerable even working in a school building alongside scores of other tea...
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Supporting Beginning Science Teachers
The focus of this article is the more immediate way to help new science teachers, which comes from the experienced and professionally active teacher—you! As science teacher educators who work with and study the development of beginning teachers, th...
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Careers in Science and Technical Communication
This article provides practical guidance for science teachers to help students who love both science and writing, and are struggling to find a career that will allow them to combine these disparate talents and interests. It includes descriptions of c...