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Burke, Lydia E. Carol-Ann; McAvella, Alison; Wessels, Anne – Science Teacher, 2020
Researchers have demonstrated a correlation between personal value, enjoyment and interest, and sustained engagement in science (Ainley and Ainley 2011). This article presents pedagogical strategies that use drama and discussion to explore students' everyday encounters with science by engaging the body and emotion. Drama-based discussions in…
Descriptors: Drama, Scientific Principles, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Tebeck, Claudette – Science Teacher, 2021
School closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic led to kids asking pertinent questions about why they were not in school, especially some students suffering financial hardship. Virtual classrooms became the mundane venues for students to piece together the pandemic puzzle and unpack unseen inequities. This article examines disparities that…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Racial Differences, Science Instruction
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Johnson, Michele; Dodson, Tiare – Science Teacher, 2016
Carbon is at the heart of many of today's environmental challenges. It is the central element responsible for the structure and function of living systems--taken up by plants through photosynthesis and moving from plants to other organisms, soil, and the ocean and into the atmosphere. The imbalance of these connected biogeochemical…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences, Scientific Concepts
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Taylor, Jennifer; Thomas, Lara; Penuel, William; Sullivan, Susan – Science Teacher, 2019
Districts are scrambling to address climate change performance expectations in the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS). On the flipside, such questions offer vital opportunities to ignite change and give students agency regarding climate literacy and resiliency in the high school classroom. A cohort of science teachers from Denver…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Climate, High School Students, Universities
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Nolan, Eric; Whitworth, Brooke A.; Rubino-Hare, Lori – Science Teacher, 2019
Geospatial Inquiry is an educational framework that offers students an opportunity to engage with, and become curious about, geospatial data for a defined purpose. The authors define Geospatial Inquiry as: "Asking and answering a question through the analysis and communication of data that is linked to a geographic location on, above, or near…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Geographic Location, Climate
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Clary, Renee – Science Teacher, 2015
This article describes activities in which students sample, investigate, classify, and compare characteristics (i.e., texture, color, density, porosity) of local soils, evaluating whether the soils are healthy or at risk. Students investigate correlations between geology and geography, predict which soil types may go extinct in their state, and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Soil Science, Geology, Geography
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Bremert, Helen; Stoff, Amy; Boesdorfer, Sarah B. – Science Teacher, 2020
Scientists and other professionals across the globe require employees to collaborate, think critically, and solve problems effectively. To this end, the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) have a vision of ensuring that through inquiry, collaboration, and evidence-based instruction, students will have the necessary skills to be…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Classroom Environment
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Vieyra, Rebecca; Edwards, Teon; Rowe, Elizabeth; Asbell-Clarke, Jodi – Science Teacher, 2015
Gaming is becoming an effective form of learning and assessment and shouldn't be overlooked in an increasingly technological world. The games described in this article ("Impulse," "Quantum Spectre," and "Ravenous"), entertaining enough to be played by the general public, are also appropriate and useful in a classroom…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Education, Play, Educational Games
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Askew, Jennifer; Gray, Ron – Science Teacher, 2016
British scientist John Dalton (1766-1844), French scientist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), and Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) are familiar to many chemistry students. Such students may understand the importance of Dalton's atomic theory, model how Gay-Lussac's law relates the pressure and the temperature of a gas, and use…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Scientific Concepts
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Dolenc, Nathan; Cohen, Jonathan – Science Teacher, 2018
A Rube Goldberg device is a complicated, yet comically involved machine that performs a simple task such as closing a door, watering a plant, or typing a key on a keyboard. Creating one is an open-ended activity that challenges students to use prior knowledge, resourcefulness, investigatory skills, and imagination. This reverse engineering…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Engineering, Energy
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Furtak, Erin Marie; Heredia, Sara C. – Science Teacher, 2016
The "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013) lay out an ambitious agenda for students to simultaneously engage with disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and scientific practices. This does not just mean new expectations for teaching; it also requires new formative assessments. In contrast to summative…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Formative Evaluation, Science Teachers, Student Evaluation
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Bierema, Andrea; Schwartz, Renee – Science Teacher, 2016
The fruit fly ("Drosophila melanogaster") is an ideal subject for studying inheritance patterns, Mendel's laws, meiosis, Punnett squares, and other aspects of genetics. Much of what we know about genetics dates to evolutionary biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan's work with mutated fruit flies in the early 1900s. Many genetic laboratories…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Animals, Genetics, Teaching Methods
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Smearsoll, Gina – Science Teacher, 2017
Teaching the children of today about nature is important as they become increasingly removed from the natural world. Children should be exposed to environmental issues so that they will become environmentally aware adults. This article describes a project in which high school biology students teach preschool students about a local environmental…
Descriptors: Science Education, Natural Resources, Environmental Education, High School Students
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Harron, Jason; Langdon, John; Gonzalez, Jennifer; Cater, Scott – Science Teacher, 2017
The term forensic science may evoke thoughts of blood-spatter analysis, DNA testing, and identifying molds, spores, and larvae. A growing part of this field, however, is that of digital forensics, involving techniques with clear connections to math and physics. This article describes a five-part project involving smartphones and the investigation…
Descriptors: Crime, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Science Instruction
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Nugent, Jill; Smith, Walter; Cook, Linda; Bell, Meredith – Science Teacher, 2015
With rapidly evolving technology, the world is more connected than ever, and citizens around the globe can contribute to science like never before (Dickinson and Bonney 2012). Reflecting the growing capacity of citizen science, this article presents a science education continuum that moves from global awareness to global contribution. At each…
Descriptors: Science Education, Citizen Participation, Science Projects, Science Process Skills
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