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The authors of "How Far are the Stars," featured in the February issue of The Science Teacher, showed how the measurement of parallax permits scientis...
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Simplifying Inquiry Instruction
Inquiry instruction is a hallmark of the current science education reform efforts. However, defining inquiry and assessing how much inquiry is support...
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Laboratory Instruction in the Service of Science Teaching and Learning
The Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the National Science Education Standards strongly suggest that students should be engaged in hands-on learning...
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Technology in the Lab: Part Two
Probeware is increasingly being implemented in science classrooms because it is less expensive than it used to be and improvements in hardware and sof...
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Geoscientists Explore the Earth
Visit the American Geological Institute (AGI) Earth Science Week website to learn about how you can provide your students with inquiry-based learning ...
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A teacher’s most effective strategy for creating a safe lab environment is to train students to follow recommended safety procedures. Students who u...
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Science instructors sometimes avoid inquiry-based activities due to limited classroom time. Inquiry takes time, as students choose problems, design ex...
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Satellite Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are one of the most endangered ecosystems as coral reef coverage has declined dramatically in the past three decades. In recent years, sat...
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Idea Bank - Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH)
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) have created an educational outreach program titled "Educatio...
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Editor's Corner: Science Safety
With increasing emphasis on hands-on inquiry activities, teachers need to be as knowledgeable as possible about safety. Unfortunately, accidents in sc...
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A Message from the NSTA President: Developing a World View for Science Education
In this section, NSTA President Michael Padilla shares a story reflecting the affect that immigration has had on almost all school systems across the ...
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National School Science Safety Indexing Project: A Beginning
There is extensive agreement within the science profession that the "hands-on, minds-on" approach to teaching and learning described within the Nation...
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The trend toward inquiry-based learning is providing today's students with a more enriching education. When implementing inquiry it is important to re...
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Career of the Month: Foodborne Disease Epidemiologist
Did you know that Salmonella and E. coli are just two of more than 250 different identified foodborne diseases? To Jack Guzewich, a Foodborne Diseas...