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Building Energy Efficiency: Energy auditing allows students to work with the community and learn new technology

The author developed a project-based curriculum called the "EnergyNet Energy Audit Project," to teach students about energy. Students look for wasted energy—energy being consumed without benefit to people—in a building and find ways to reduce th...

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Students See the Light: Investigating luminescence and incandescence through a three-part learning cycle

The difference between luminescence and incandescence seem simple enough concepts to teach. But to help students develop conceptual understanding, this article features activities from PRISMS (Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motiva...

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Idea Bank: Tips and techniques for creative teaching

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank features creative teaching techniques for introducing students to the vast amount of knowledge in the periodic table of elements and an a...

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Online Concept Maps: Enhancing collaborative learning by using technology with concept maps

In the early 1990s, the University of West Florida and IBM Latin America investigated establishing telecommunication links among schools. This arrangement—Project Quorum—included public and private schools throughout Latin America from Chile to M...

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Adding Math to Biology: Teaching the mathematical basis of evolutionary biology

Without a mathematical understanding of evolutionary theory, we leave students defenseless against shallow arguments and pseudoscience. In this activity, students study normal variation in coral size, and to do the exercise teachers only need relativ...

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Commentary: Matchmaker, Matchmaker

An opinion piece about matching and how the pleasure of matching can be found in science class....

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Editor's Corner: Convention Fever

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

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Skeptical Science: Teaching students how to critically evaluate unusual claims

Should science teachers discuss the legitimacy of astrology, extrasensory perception (ESP), UFOs, touch therapy, cloning dinosaurs, or any other unusual claims in the classroom? If so, can they examine the claims with students in a way that encourage...

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Games Students Play: Teaming up in physics class leads to cooperative learning

The case for motivating students through cooperative learning has been made and supported throughout the last two decades. Two well-known cooperative learning techniques—Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD) and Teams-Games-Tournament (TGT)—...