The Science Teacher—May/June 2021

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May/June 2021: Data and Media Literacy

Volume 88, Number 5

We live in a world transformed by data. This fact may have never been more apparent than across the past year as we have witnessed a global pandemic, economic shock waves, critical societal reckonings with questions of race and equity, and a national election, each inextricably intertwined with questions of understanding data.

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What The 2020–21 School Year Taught Us About Science Teaching and Learning

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Distance Learning Teacher Preparation

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Teaching in a World of Messy Data

By Chad Dorsey

High School General Science Literacy News Teacher Preparation

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Physics Activities With Metersticks

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Phenomena Physical Science Physics

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Air Quality Science for All

By Jill Nugent

Citizen Science Climate Change Technology

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A Podcast You Should Know: SYSK

By Holly Amerman

High School Instructional Materials Teacher Preparation Technology

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Bringing Literacy into the Biology Classroom Using Story Progressions

By Miranda Mellen

High School Biology Literacy Teaching Strategies

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Digging for Data

By Susan Meabh Kelly

High School Chemistry Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity Interdisciplinary Labs Mathematics Research STEM

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From Local to Global

By Nancy Trautmann, Laura Branch, Rebecca Rehder Wingerden, Michelle Watkins, Janet Ort, and Kelsey Deal

High School 5E Biology Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Exploring the Zooniverse

By Lacey Huffling, Heather Scott, Melissa Weeks, Hayward Johnson, Britt Gantt, and Regina Collins

Middle School High School Biology Citizen Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Environmental Science Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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By Quinn Washburn, Sarah Wolf, Jay Well, Stephen Noell, Chih-Ping Lee, Luis M. Bolaños, Stephen J. Giovannoni, and Christopher P. Suffridge

High School Biology Climate Change Curriculum Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices

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Science Portfolios

By Lauren Simpson and Brooke Whitworth

High School Pre-service Teachers Assessment Crosscutting Concepts NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Teacher Spotlight: Roger Blevins

High School New Science Teachers Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Chemical Engineer Andrew Zydney

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Chemistry STEM

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Visualizing U.S. Energy Use and Production 50 Years Ago

By Peter Decraene

Literacy Teaching Strategies Technology