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The experts address the following question in this month’s column: How does a proton exchange membrane work and what exactly is the “fuel” for this fuel cell?...
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SAFEH<sub>2</sub>O: Student Advocates for Environmental Water
Through a partnership with a local business, a group of highly motivated high school students and their teacher created a not-for-profit business, Student Advocates for Environmental Water, to provide water-testing services for the local community....
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“What’s in your pit?” is the common question students ask one another as they enthusiastically collect and analyze the contents of pitfall traps set 24 hours earlier. In a collaborative effort, these students designed and conducted pitfall trap...
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On the coldest day in the winter of 2000, a group of dedicated, excited high school students congregated at a research arboretum to meet Kevin Czajkowski, a geography professor from The University of Toledo. The professor had invited the class to par...
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Students who participate in community outreach programs develop a positive awareness for civic duty and observe applications of their learning (Waldstein and Reiher 2001). Teachers and students discover the most vivid benefits of service learning whe...
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After a 2001 wildfire in the state of Wyoming, scientists were interested in learning what hydrophobic layers existed in the heavily burned areas and at what depth. In a collaborative, inquiry-based project, high school students collected soil chemis...
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The “Praise Acres Project,” which initiated from a letter written by a local resident, turned into a long-running, inquiry-based lesson benefiting high school students and the community. The resident expressed the desire to develop a wetlands and...
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Editor's Corner: On Being World Class...
In this month’s column, the field editor reflects on the educational reform bill, Goals 2000, which was drafted into law during the Clinton administration and specifically challenged U.S. science educators to produce graduates who are “the best i...
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Idea Bank: The Area of an Irregular Object
Science teachers are often looking for ways to integrate more mathematics applications into laboratory situations. Quantifiable data can provide students with a greater understanding of scientific concepts. Direct application of these skills provides...