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Career of the Month: An Interview with Automotive Technician Arcadio Mora
This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue, Arcadio Mora shares his story about becoming an automotive technician—a career that is perfect for people who have a knack for tinkering and ...
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Idea Bank: Legal Issues Surrounding Evolution and Creationism
The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank summarizes major court decisions relating to the teaching of evolution and creationism....
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An opinion piece about ways to "refuel" your teaching—whether it's reading NSTA publications, connecting with colleagues, addressing professional development needs, or attending NSTA conventions....
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Commentary: The Risk of Intelligent Design
An opinion piece about an alternative explanation to evolution—Intelligent Design (ID) theory....
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Deep Space Inquiry: Students become research scientists in search of novas in the Andromeda Galaxy
In this student-centered research project, the students used images collected by telescopes to look for novas in the Andromeda Galaxy. Students were assigned a section of an image to search for novas, and by comparing images that show the same sectio...
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Why aren't there more "intermediate" forms between species found in the past and present day species? Can you give specific examples of intermediates from, say, fish to amphibian? Answers are provided from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) publi...
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Pangea Redux: Students learn about plate tectonics using Wilson Cycle models
The authors suggest that a basic misconception exists about the cyclic nature of plate tectonic theory that inhibits teachers and students from fully appreciating just how dynamic Earth has been and will be over the course of geologic time. This acti...
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Genetic Counselor Jennifer Facher
This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue find out about Jennifer Facher's rewarding job as genetic counselor....