Using Real Data in Life, Earth, and Physical Sciences Classes
When students interpret data and communicate inferences, they are building skills that will help them solve problems throughout their lives. With the investigations featured in these resources,...
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Students are naturally curious about the world they live in. What better way to satisfy this curiosity than by giving them hands-on opportunities to collect data and find answers to their questions?...
View ArticleTeaching Ethics
In June 2007, the National Science Teachers Association adopted its official position statement on professionalism. Teachers, like all other working adults, are expected to conduct their work...
View ArticleCreating Inquiry-Oriented Laboratory Exercises
The National Science Teachers Association’s Position Statement on Scientific Inquiry says: Scientific inquiry reflects how scientists come to understand the natural world, and it is at the heart of how...
View ArticleWriting to Communicate in Science
Communication is a science process skill found within the Science as Inquiry section of the National Science Education Standards. The resources here point to methods and references science teachers can...
View ArticleInvestigating Cell Size
How big are cells? Ask most middle school students that question, and they’ll tell you that cells are very small – even microscopic! But what if you asked them to compare the size of cells in a whale...
View ArticleAmazing New Collection of Hands-on, Interactive Resources
The Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley, has launched an online collection of hands-on, interactive resources to help informal educators in nonclassroom settings, such as...
View ArticleCollecting and Analyzing Real Data
Data collection and analysis can be an avenue into meaningful mathematics, science, and problem-solving skills needed by students in the twenty-first century. And an answer to the student question, Why...
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Newest Issue of Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle Highlights the Science of...
Scientists recording data on Sperry Glacier. Photo courtesy of glaciernps, Flickr. The just-published issue of the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle gives K-5 school teachers a...
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When Did the Grand Canyon Begin to Form?
South Rim, Grand Canyon. Image courtesy of Kimberly Lightle. This blog post draws from several news sources — washingtonpost.com, The New York Times, and Science Friday. All these sources have stories...
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