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Teaching the New Taxonomy: Getting up to speed on recent developments in taxonomy

Not only is today's taxonomy very different than we learned in school, but it is also different than the system in most textbooks. These exercises are a good way to encourage students to think about the basic assumption of modern taxonomy—that char...

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Aligning to State Standards: A look at one school district's journey to form a cohesive science curriculum

Teachers in this school district soon realized they were on different paths in science literacy and one district had no science standards. This article describes their journey to identify science standards and ultimately develop a cohesive, well-thou...

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Snow Globe Science: Students learn solution chemistry through an open-ended lab investigation

Allowing students to experiment to make a product such as a snow globe encourages the development of problem-solving skills, and students learn the concepts behind solution chemistry by determining the best combination of materials for the snow globe...

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Commentary: Our Apartheid—The Imperative of Multiculturalism in Science Education

An opinion piece about the lack of diversity in science. Courses, curricula, and classrooms must be more accessible and more friendly to include "science for all."...

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Racing into Physics: Using creativity and physics to design race cars

Conceptual physics emphasizes analysis and analytical thinking skills. This article features an "Edible Race Cars" lab where students design, construct, and race their cars to learn about the concepts of aerodynamics, friction, acceleration, and spee...

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Editor's Corner: Have You Hugged Your Student Teacher Today?

The Science Teacher’s editor shares helpful hints for science teachers who have "student teachers" in their classroom....

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: Books Published in 2001

The books that appear in this annotated bibliography were selected as outstanding science trade books published in 2001. They were selected by members of a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled ...

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In-service Inquiry: A professional development workshop helps in-service teachers bring inquiry-based learning to their classrooms

Developing science process skills and participating in inquiry-based activities help students gain the foundation for job skills outside of school. Overall, this workshop was highly successful, and in-service teachers found that activities, especiall...

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Commentary: Discovering Relationships

Science may indeed be built upon facts but without an understanding of how things are interconnected, students will never get the "big picture." In this article students study integrated science by focusing on discovering and understanding relationsh...