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The Case Study: Opening Day -- Getting Started in a Cooperative Classroom
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What happens during the first few days of a new course can set a tone that inspires students to work actively and cooperatively to achieve success in the new semester. One professer figured out a way to motivate his…
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Science Sampler: Teacher for a day—Sometimes the front of the classroom is the best place to learn
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Demo Day is a day in which students assume the role of teacher. This allows students to gain valuable research and presentation skills, learn how to teach science to younger students, and experience learning from the…
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Editor’s Roundtable: National Lab Day—Community-based science at its best!
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National Lab Day (NLD) was launched by President Obama on November 23, 2009, and is a collaboration of more than 200 education, science, and engineering organizations, including NSTA. Teachers can use the NLD network to…
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Mixture Mystery: Basic lab techniques and rules for the first day of chemistry class
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This article features a lab that is easy to prepare, takes about 30 minutes to do, involves simple equipment and techniques, and yet allows students to experience the scientific method. The only subject matter involved…
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Space Day 2000: Students are invited to solve problems of living and working in space
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The Challenger Center for Space Science Education created three Design Challenges and invited students to submit solutions to any of the three challenges that involve living and working in space. This allows students to…
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With so much to see and do at the conference, I shouldn’t be surprised by the number of people I see no matter how early I arrive. If there’s a workshop going on, there are people in there. When I arrived at the…
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All in a Day's Work, 2nd Edition: Careers Using Science (e-book)
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“Almost all careers in the 21st century require a working knowledge of science and mathematics,” says Steve Metz, The Science Teacher field editor, in his introduction to All in a Day’s Work, 2nd edition. “The pending…
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This project is an Internet-based environmental project. Paper grocery bags are borrowed from local stores and students decorate the bags with environmental messages. The bags are then returned to the store and on Earth…
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Mark Earth Day and Arbor Day With Fresh Lessons
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