Science Teaching Strategies
January 25th, 2010
Most college students struggle with the vocabulary of our disciplines. In their various electronic exchanges, they do not use a lot of multisyllabic, difficult-to-pronounce words. And virtually all college courses are vocabulary rich – unfamiliar words abound. Most students know that the new vocabulary in a course is important. They use flash cards and other methods to help them memorize the words and their meanings for their exams. Two days later, the words and their meanings are gone
February 6th, 2009
All in a Day’s Work, $15.95, is a short book that profiles 49 different careers in science. The book is divided into areas of interest such as The Adventurous life, Animal Kingdom, and Artistic Endeavors and the jobs profiled in each section will appeal to a wide number of students in class. Some of the profiles are what you’d expect: science teacher, oceanographer, and physician. Other profiles include deep-cave explorer, shark advocate, and roller coaster designer.
September 1st, 2008
The Big Picture site from The Boston Globe is a collection of photos that you wouldn’t see in a newspaper or magazine, but they’re fascinating and useful for teachers. One of those photo essays is about Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
August 30th, 2008
Just how small is an amoeba? What is a picometer? How do I stack up to the Great Pyramids of Egypt? How far is it to the next galaxy?
According to the National Council of Teachers of Math, all students, k-12, need to make decisions about what units and methods are the best for measuring something. A unifying concept for high school science is the idea of change, constancy and measurement.
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