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Teaching Science to Students with Learning Differences
Recent legislation, such as No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) amendments of 1997 and 2004, emphasizes the importance of teaching students with mild disabilities in the general education classroom using th...
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Ask the Experts – February 2007
In this month’s Ask the Experts column, the Experts address the following two questions: Does the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle serve as the basis for Chaos theory? and Why doesn’t the United States use the metric system, also known as the Sys...
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The word integration has many different meanings. Integration in science typically means making connections among the science disciplines. Integration of science and math usually means using math to teach science. The authors are calling the conn...
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When learning, students yearn for meaning, challenge, and relevance. Integrated learning fulfills these desires by limiting the compartmentalization of learning—providing a more coherent learning environment. Too often, mathematics and the physical...
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Do any of your students struggle with the scientific and mathematical concepts underlying a lab investigation or to articulate conclusions based on their data? If so, try enhancing their higher-order thinking skills by explicitly linking science and ...
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In this project, high school chemistry students investigate atomic structure from a historical perspective. Assuming the personas of eight legendary scientists and their assistants, students stage a mock gathering to explore the evolution of the atom...
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Career of the Month: An interview with Bone Detective Diane France
We have all heard the expression, “eyes are windows to our souls.” Similarly, a forensic anthropologist might say “bones are windows to our lives.” When someone dies and their identity is unknown, skeletal clues can uncover who that person is...
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The Discovery of <em> Jelly bellicus </em>
Finding an engaging way to teach students the basic principles of natural selection and how evolution is significant to their lives can be a difficult task. As a result, the authors implemented an activity published by Michigan State University (Smit...