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Huffling, Lacey; Scott, Heather; Weeks, Melissa; Johnson, Hayward; Gantt, Britt; Collins, Regina – Science Teacher, 2021
The lesson set in this article describes an introductory learning experience using wildlife camera-based citizen science projects hosted on Zooniverse (http://www.zooniverse.org). Wildlife camera projects were chosen due to the charisma of the study organisms, student engagement while looking at images, ease of access to projects, ease of teaching…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Animals, Academic Language
Conklin, Kristen; St. Clair, Tyler – Science Teacher, 2019
Project-based learning (PBL) in the science classroom provides an opportunity for students to investigate socioscientific issues that are current, authentic, and relevant. In a typical PBL unit, the teacher designs a narrative plan and acts as a facilitator who helps gather and organize student ideas. The framework of the Next Generation Science…
Descriptors: Forestry, Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Active Learning
Martin, Helen E.; Evans-Gondo, Bonita – Science Teacher, 2013
Helen E. Martin, the author of this article, is a retired National Board Certified Teacher who has been researching Sir Isaac Newton's unpublished manuscripts for over three decades. While researching the work of Newton, a teacher she was mentoring asked for some hands-on activities to study planetary motion. The description of the activity…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Scientists, Cooperation, Science History
Whitworth, Brooke A.; Bell, Randy L. – Science Teacher, 2013
Traditionally, teachers assess students' physics understanding through lab activities, responses to open-ended word problems, and tests. But there is another way to measure student understanding, one in which students apply their learning to the world around them. This article shows how to implement student portfolios, which allow students to…
Descriptors: Physics, Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Secondary School Science
Magney, Troy; Eitel, Karla; Eitel, Jan; Jansen, Vincent; Schon, Jenny; Rittenburg, Rebecca; Vierling, Lee – Science Teacher, 2013
Many students probably take pictures daily. Whether snapshots of their friends at a Justin Bieber concert or of their latest skateboard trick, these images document changes in a student's life. Digital cameras can do more, however, than record memories to post on Facebook. They can also help students examine changes in their environment. This…
Descriptors: Photography, Handheld Devices, Environmental Interpretation, Plants (Botany)
Abisdris, Gil; Phaneuf, Alain – Science Teacher, 2007
To illustrate how a digital video camera can be used to analyze various types of motion, this simple activity analyzes the motion and measures the acceleration due to gravity of a basketball in free fall. Although many excellent commercially available data loggers and software can accomplish this task, this activity requires almost no financial…
Descriptors: Photography, Computer Software, Videotape Recordings, Motion

Barley, Steven – Science Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Media, Laboratory Techniques, Microbiology, Photography

Science Teacher, 2005
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) mathematicians have discovered how certain insects can climb what to them are steep, slippery slopes in the water's surface without moving their limbs, and do it at high speed. Welcome to the world of the tiny creatures that live on the surface of ponds, lakes, and other standing bodies of water. For the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Photography, Entomology
Thompson, John D. – Science Teacher, 2002
Digital cameras are a piece of technology routinely used by students. To demonstrate the camera's use as a scientific instrument, the author developed an exercise to challenge students' scientific creativity and provide an experience in the scientific research process. Students designed and carried out experiments to determine the distance from…
Descriptors: Photography, Scientific Research, Creativity, Geographic Location

Iadevaia, David G. – Science Teacher, 1984
Presents a technique for obtaining a rough measure of the brightness among different stars. Materials needed include a standard 35-mm camera, a plastic ruler, and a photo enlarger. Although a telescope can be used, it is not essential. (JN)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Measurement Techniques, Photography, Science Activities

Moncure, Helen; Hoff, Darrel – Science Teacher, 1975
Describes a technique utilizing analyses of photographs to study planetary motion. (CP)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Instruction, Photography, Physics

Churney, Marie – Science Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Instructional Materials, Photographic Equipment, Photography

Parker, Donald C. – Science Teacher, 1974
Described are some uses of a 35mm single lens reflex camera as a tool for the applied study of ecology. Photography is discussed in relation to field trips, ecosystems, general ecological concepts, pollution, and special projects. (PEB)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Field Studies, Photographic Equipment

Debes, John L. – Science Teacher, 1976
Discussed is the application of photography and photographs in the improvement of learning and intellectual development in the elementary classroom. (SL)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instruction

Williams, Buford L. – Science Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Laboratory Techniques, Photographs, Photography, Physics