Describes a format for experiments where students not only conduct their own experiments but also become part of a model scientific community by writing research proposals, applying for grants, submitting their work to colleagues for scrutiny, participating in a symposium to present their findings, and creating a scientific journal to publish…

Describes ways to incorporate science into events that typically happen during the school year, including the school carnival, school assemblies, open house, book fair, sports events, newsletters, field trips, schoolyard cleanup, career days, and parent-teacher conferences. Presents tips to encourage parents to support an improved science program…

Describes a lab involving a cloud formation activity that uses the constructivist learning model to get students more involved in creating the lab. Enables students to develop a greater understanding of the concepts involved and more interest in the lab's outcomes. (JRH)

Presents photosynthesis as a dynamic demonstration requiring student participation. Depicts photosynthesis as sequential and is scripted in two acts. (DDR)

Presents an activity in which students construct a walk-in sized model of a living cell and teach younger students about the cell. (ASK)

Describes the experiences of students and teachers involved in space shuttle experiments. Aims to spark student interest in the space program and careers in science. (ASK)

Presents an activity in which students perform a classic experiment designed by two Nobel Laureates to study mutation and scientific reasoning. (ASK)

Describes an experiment in which students design the experiment and observe different liquids' effects on germination. Presents directions for laboratory writings. (YDS)

Discusses the GIRLS (Gifted, Intelligent, Real-Life Scientists) Science Camp. (YDS)

Presents an earth science activity on rocks to demonstrate the vital links between minerals and rocks. Uses different kinds of breads to demonstrate that rocks, like breads, are composed of various ingredients in different proportions. (ASK)

Uses marshmallows to teach students about atomic structure by having students make models of atoms out of marshmallows. Allows for creativity while enhancing students' understanding of atoms. (ASK)

Argues that reduction in the use of antibiotics would enable antibiotic-sensitive bacteria to flourish. Presents an activity designed to show students how a small, seemingly unimportant difference in doubling time can, over a period of time, make an enormous difference in population size. (DDR)

Describes a laboratory employed in undergraduate teaching that uses fruit flies to test student-selected compounds for their ability to cause mutations. Requires no prior experience with fruit flies, incorporates a student design component, and employs both rigorous controls and statistical analyses. (DDR)

Describes summer institutes for urban teachers in Milwaukee that centered on several Lake Michigan beaches within the bounds of their school district. Compares the sand from four different beaches for grain size, magnetite content, as well as fossil and modern Zebra Mussel Shells. Encourages good field trip teaching practices. Includes 19…

Presents a demonstration that is a safe blend of two other vivid and memorable demonstrations. Combines two exothermic reactions involving granulated sugar to devise a reaction that produces a small amount of smoke and a growing column of black carbon. (DDR)