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The Early Years: Does Light Go Through It?
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Words give us the power to describe our world and how we experience it. Any time we classify something, we give it a name to distinguish it from all others of its kind. Like the buttons on a kitchen blender which says “…
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Editor's Corner: "Turn On" the Evolution Light Bulb
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue about teaching evolution effectively.
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En “light” ening Geometry for Middle School Students
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Many science topics can naturally be integrated with a variety of mathematical concepts, including the study of light and optics. In the hands-on activities described here, students explore the properties of light…
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Tried and True: Reflecting on Students' Misconceptions About Light
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue presents a lesson that begins by eliciting students' preconceptions and then addresses their difficulties in understanding…
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Using Light and Color to Search for Astronomical Origins
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Using telescopes in space and on the ground for innovative research, NASA’s Astronomical Search for Origins program explores the universe at a variety of wavelengths. To help communicate the results of the Origins…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Star Light, Star Bright
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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This issue discusses how younger students can learn about patterns through constellations, which have set times at which they appear in the night sky.…
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Light, Color, Vision, Optics! A Text Set for Grades 6–8
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Use a coherent, graduated sequence of texts to build vocabulary and content knowledge.
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Lights, Camera, Reflection! Digital Movies: A Tool for Reflective Learning
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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…
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Light on Trial: Using a Courtroom Drama to Compare Scientific Hypotheses
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A narrative in the form of a courtroom trial is used to compare evidence on the nature of light as part of an introductory college physics course. Prosecuting and defense attorneys present evidence for and against…
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