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Commentary: Interdisciplinary Does Not Mean Intimidating
According to the author of this month's Commentary column, "Interdisciplinary units are not superhuman feats, but natural extensions of good teaching ...
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Exploring New Environments, a half-day workshop developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Prog...
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A Killer Lake Alive with Learning Opportunities
Students often fail to remember, understand, and apply what they have learned in science classrooms. The sample lesson described in this article illus...
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Idea Bank - Bromothymol Blue: The Demo We All Do!
Often science teachers perform demonstrations only to discover that students have already seen the experiment in a previous course. Teachers should ta...
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Ask the Experts -- October 2005
The Experts tackle the question, "What is the underlying natural phenomenon that causes the natural log function to show up so frequently in scientifi...
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Step-by-step instructions in the chemistry lab often eliminate opportunities for inquiry, higher levels of thinking, and the sense of accomplishment s...
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Science Sampler: Out of the Stone Age
A collection of rocks and minerals can bring out the little kid in middle school students. When they walk into the classroom and see all of the rocks,...
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Sport Biomechanist Bill Sands
This month's column features Bill Sands, a Sports Biomechanist at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC). As Head of Sport Biomechanics and Engineerin...
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An inquiry-based curriculum requires teachers to design experiences that engage students in scientific phenomena through direct observation, data gath...
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The high school science laboratory provides a natural environment for students to learn through scientist-teacher partnerships. A dynamic learning com...
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Technology in the Lab: Part One
The development of probeware--electronic sensors connected to a desktop computer, calculator, or handheld computer, together with supporting software-...