Editor's Corner: Science Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century

Journal Article | August 2014

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

Lights, Camera, Reflection! Digital Movies: A Tool for Reflective Learning

Journal Article | June 2008

At the end of a biology course entitled Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics, students were asked to consider how their learning experience had changed their perception of either ecology or genetics. Students were asked to…

Application of the K-W-L Teaching and Learning Method to an Introductory Physics Course

Journal Article | October 2009

The K-W-L method of teaching is a simple method that actively engages students in their own learning. It has been used with kindergarten and elementary grades to teach other subjects. The authors have successfully used…

Research and Teaching: Using Peer Teaching to Promote Learning in Biology

Journal Article | April 2004

The author assessed the effectiveness of peer teaching in helping students learn biology concepts. Students performed the best on exam questions based on material they taught. Student test averages increased…

Tried and True: Newton's first law: A learning cycle approach

Journal Article | January 2005

Demonstrate how Newton's first law of motion applies to students' everyday lives with this learning cycle series of activities on inertia. This activity is sure to elicit wide-eyed stares and puzzled looks from students…

Science Sampler: Fossil sharks—Learning from and about the past

Journal Article | January 2011

In this article, the authors describe a series of science activities for middle school students that focuses on the study of fossil sharks through an examination of the morphological characteristics of their teeth by…

Studying Sensory Perception: Demonstrating the sensory-perceptual basis for learning

Journal Article | April 2001

In this activity, the story of stone throwing by a hunter provides the basis for a series of powerful, experiential exercises that introduce students to the sensory and perceptual basis of learning. This learning…

Idea Bank: Selecting Software for Students With Learning and Other Disabilities

Journal Article | February 2011

Have you ever bought a computer program that you thought would be great for your struggling students, only to find that it did not work on your school computers, or that your students found it difficult to use?…

Using Active Learning in a Studio Classroom to Teach Molecular Biology

Journal Article | June 2013

This article describes the conversion of a lecture-based molecular biology course into an active learning environment in a studio classroom. The goal of the activities in this course is to involve students in…