Science Shorts: Learning From the Spill

Journal Article | November 2010

It is hard to imagine anything good coming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; even suggestions that the public and private sectors will learn and adapt to ensure that nothing like it can happen again are almost as…

Science Sampler: Lingo of learning crossword

Journal Article | June 2004

Test your knowledge of basic science terms and educational terminology with this Lingo of Learning crossword puzzle.

Science 2.0: Tablets as Learning Hubs

Journal Article | August 2012

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses the use of tablet computers as a digital hub for learning.

Reading to Learn Science as an Active Process

Journal Article | June 2007

One way to help students learn to read science and teach the content simultaneously is by incorporating classroom strategies that actively engage students in thinking, talking, reading, and writing about science. To…

Learning by Doing: Teaching the Process of Inquiry

Journal Article | August 2003

Through this "blind" observation exercise, you can bring science alive using inquiry to link the needs, interest, and experiences of your students. The authors provide a general model for inquiry lessons as well as…

Active Learning Strategies: The Top 10

Journal Article | March 2011

Conceptual change instruction recognizes that students bring personal, or naive, conceptions to the classroom, which they use to explain their world, interpret situations, and create meaning (Driver et al. 2007). But…

How Do Your Students Learn?

Journal Article | March 2002

Middle school students are very interested in learning how their brains work. In this article, the authors share three activities that explore learning styles. Students take inkblot tests, answer a learning style…

Cartoons—An Alternative Learning Assessment

Journal Article | December 2007

In order to fully understand student learning, we science teachers need to know the ideas that students bring into the classroom. Plus, good assessment calls for ongoing evaluation of students’ progress and difficulties…

Methods and Strategies: Inventive Learning Stations

Journal Article | December 2009

Learning stations can be used for myriad purposes—to teach concepts, integrate subject matter, build interest, and allow for inquiry—the possibilities are limited only by the imagination of the teacher and the supplies…