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Tag Archives: biology
Science and social studies
Ellis Island Ambassadors Barbara DeSantis, Cindy Jenkins, and Beth Topinka are interested in investigating how government policy and science are intertwined and in the historical context of innovations and discoveries. They participated in a summer project at Ellis Island on the science of historical restorations, in which teachers studied topics such as the chemistry of [...]
Observations and data from nature
The word “data” for some people conjures up pages of numbers or a dreadful experience in statistics class. But get rid of the deer-in-the-headlights look and dig into lessons focused on forensics, snow, fruit flies, and Down syndrome. The protocols, rubrics, and examples can help you work with students in this critical inquiry process. I’ve [...]
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Guest blogger, Portland: Stacy Baker
I’m incredibly excited about heading to the NSTA Portland conference next week! The first trimester is just ending at the school where I teach and I’ve spent an untold number of hours grading and writing report card comments. The fact that in just one week I’ll go on a mini-vacation thrills me to no end. [...]
Bringing biology instruction to life
Here is an interesting coincidence. The other day, I was reading the Science Teacher article on “The Life and Work of John Snow,” with suggestions for an inquiry-based unit of study that focuses on the history and nature of science. One of the recommended websites, John Snow, is an interesting collection of resources related to [...]
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