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Inquiry in the Community: Students practice scientific inquiry by investigating local environmental issues

Projects based in the community give students the opportunity to engage in investigation as scientists and apply their work to make a difference at home. In the community project described in this article, students practice scientific inquiry by inve...

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Cleaning Up the Environment: Students can learn important science concepts while providing valuable services to their communities

Washington State now allows students to obtain a high school varsity letter in community service if they complete over 150 community service hours in a calendar year. With this in mind, the author has integrated community service into the biology cur...

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Guest Editorial: You may be the only scientist your students will ever know

Unfortunately, in too many classrooms nationwide, thousands of students don't get the opportunity to watch, wonder, or ask questions about the world around them. This month's Guest Editorial discusses the struggle to teach science in K-12 classrooms....

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The Golden Age of Islam and Science Teaching

The National Science Education Standards recognize that students could greatly benefit from learning the relationship of science to mathematics and to technology. Helping teachers, preservice teachers, and students develop a sense of the nature of sc...

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The Teen Parent Academy: An alternative school setting provides science learning that is practical and relevant

“No Child Left Behind,” or are they...? According to recent research, pregnant teenagers and young parents often do not receive the quality of education available to other students. Most schools do not have a separate facility or program that dea...

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Ask the Experts: March 2005 - Question #1

Have you ever wondered what would be considered a native species in a place such as Hawaii? It seems like everything that exists there was introduced to the Aloha State because nothing live came up without the lava from the ocean waters when the isla...