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Investigating Students' Ideas About the Flow of Matter and Energy in Living Systems
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In this article we describe strategies for eliciting student thinking, common responses to elicitation prompts, and implications for moving students' thinking forward.
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Fuel for Thought: Building Energy Awareness in Grades 9-12 (e-book)
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The concept of energy is central to all the science disciplines, seamlessly connecting science, technology, and mathematics. For high school and upper middle school teachers, this compendium comprises inquiry-based…
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Teaching Thermal Energy Concepts in a Middle School Mathematics-Infused Science Curriculum
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Explore thermal energy transfer while reinforcing students’ graphing skills.
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Design an Energy-Efficient House: Applying Multidisciplinary Knowledge to Solve a Design Challenge
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Can you keep a house warm while avoiding high energy bills?
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Science 101: If Energy Is Neither Created Nor Destroyed, What Happens to It?
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses energy.
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Pitching Environmental Science to Business Majors: Engaging Students in Renewable Energy Choices
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This article describes an active learning strategy for engaging undergraduate business students, a group often ignored in scientific pedagogy, in learning about renewable energy technology and associated trade-offs
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Point of View: Saving Energy in the Chemistry-Teaching Process and Improving Student Learning
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Somewhere between high school chemistry and first-year college chemistry courses, there is a disconnect. Whatever the reason, most students are not prepared for college chemistry. As a beginning chemistry educator, the…