• Profiles in Science
  NIH site for History of Science with all kinds of primary sources like letters and discussions of how certain scientists made history and progress
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• Scientic Inquiry Sentence Builder
  A flash application that has kids select sentence parts from 3 different columns in order to construct sentences that build meaning. GREAT resource!
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• Understanding Science: An overview
  To understand what science is, just look around you. What do you see? Perhaps, your hand on the mouse, a computer screen, papers, ballpoint pens, the family cat, the sun shining through the window …. Science is, in one sense, our knowledge of all that — all the stuff that is in the universe: from the tiniest subatomic particles in a single atom of the metal in your computer's circuits, to the nuclear reactions that formed the immense ball of gas that is our sun, to the complex chemical interactions and electrical fluctuations within your own body that allow you to read and understand these words. But just as importantly, science is also a reliable process by which we learn about all that stuff in the universe. However, science is different
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• Doing Biology
  We present 17 historical cases studies in a guided inquiry format. We have aimed to address several proposals for reforming science education. Textbooks teach biological content. We want students learn more: about the history and nature of science, about science in practice — about doing biology.
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• Education And Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH)
  What is EARTH? EARTH uses near-real-time data from ocean observatories to design and test outreach with the Internet as an interface to scientists, teachers, students, and the public.
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• ENSI/SENSI Lesson: Mystery Boxes
  Students manipulate sealed "mystery" boxes and attempt to determine the inner structure of the boxes which contain a moving ball and a fixed barrier or two. The nature and sources of uncertainty inherent in the process of problem-solving are experienced. The uncertainty of the conclusions is reduced by student collaboration. PRINCIPAL CONCEPT Scientific knowledge is fundamentally uncertain.
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• ENSI/SENSI Lesson: Nat.of Sci. FALSE ASSUMPTIONS
  Little deceptive problem stories are presented to the class, and students are challenged to solve each problem by asking only yes/no questions. The key is for students to recognize what the False Assumption is that makes the solution tricky, and that many common problems are difficult to solve because we tend to assume a particular paradigm. Things are not always what they seem! Science is a way to work around or through those false assumptions. PRINCIPAL CONCEPT Scientific knowledge is contingent and subject to modification. ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS Science contains an element of uncertainty. ASSESSABLE OBJECTIVES Students will.... 1. related insights from this activity to their personal lives. 2. be unable to solve thought problems because of false a
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• ENSI/SENSI Nature of Science Lesson List
  Nature of Science lessons. In order for evolution to be properly understood as a science, ENSI maintains that a thorough introduction to the nature of modern science is a necessary prerequisite to teaching evolution. The lessons included here are intended to do just that. Intended Audience/Grade Level These lessons are intended for use in any high school biology course. However, many can be used in middle school / junior high school, possibly with slight modification depending on teacher's style and approach, and the experience and level of students. Many would likewise be appropriate for use in junior college or lower division university levels.
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• Explore Science
  Interactive science online. Topics include games, waves, life science, physical science basics (vectors), astronomy, electromagnetism, optics, mechanics. Whole site can be downloaded and run locally. Has great two second response time histogram for generating graphs (bar/hist) and talking about nature of science; scientific process; analyze, etc.
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• Metric puzzles and quizzes
  Metric puzzles and quizzes for secondary science. Good differentiation of learning pieces. Assign one or more, giving choice that doesn't allow just an easy out. From the US Metric Association
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• Scientists in Action
  Scientists in Action! When Disaster Strikes and link to When Disaster Strikes. Scientists React! and link to Scientists React Former Spy Plane and link to Former Spy Plane. Students Spark Frog Alert and link to Students Spark Frog Alert. Geologists in the Parks and link to Geologists in the Parks. Treasure Under the Sea and link to Treasure Under the Sea. Mapping the Grand Canyon and link to Mapping the Grand Canyon. Competing Treasures and link to Competing Treasures. From Artist to Dinosaur Hunter and link to From Artist to Dinosaur Hunter. Bringing Back the Florida Panthers and link to Bringing Back the Florida Panthers. On the Job and link to On the Job. Florida Panther, earthquake damage, computer mapping, ship JOIDES Resolution college News about c
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• What is the Scientific Method and How Does It Apply to Astronomy
  Presents cases in life that model the process of science. Interactive for individual lessons or group instruction. Aside from using "proof" and "educated guess," a very useful application for middle school.
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• Worksheets for Biology from Biology Corner.com
  Worksheets for evolution, anatomy/dissection, taxonomy, cell parts, ecology, cell reproduction, cell processes, environmental issues, phyla, inheritance, dna, plants, scientific method
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