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The “Central Dogma” of genetics states that one gene, located in a DNA molecule, is ultimately translated into one protein. As important as this idea is, many teachers shy away from teaching the actual mechanism of gene translation, and many stud...
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Editor’s Corner: Greetings, Fellow Science Teachers!
In this month’s column, Steve Metz introduces himself as the new field editor of The Science Teacher (TST). His primary goal for TST is a simple one—to make your journal as useful to you as possible. Since science teachers lead busy lives, ...
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Idea Bank: Starting the Year off Right
As science teachers today are called upon to meet the goals set out by state and national standards and the No Child Left Behind Act, teachers cannot afford to waste classroom time. Efficient classroom management is now more important than ever and t...
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Animal Nutritionist Mark Edwards
As an animal nutritionist with the Zoological Society of San Diego, Mark Edwards loves being part of a unique program that strives to provide world-class, science-based care for animals. The experience he brings to his job (he previously worked as an...
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Most states’ science-education standards support the teaching of evolution, but many in the general public and some policymakers want science classrooms to include creationism. As a result of this influence, are educators teaching creationism even ...
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Through summer reading, teachers can spend valuable hours updating content background methods, or simply refreshing their spirit. NSTA Recommends, the association’s premier review system for science education, highlights books that have the potenti...