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9. Periodicals
9. Periodicals
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9.3 The Amencan Biology Teacher Teacher resource Providing background reading for middle school teachers, The Amer7 can Biology Teacher presents nonfiction articles that report on the results of research on teaching alternatives; discuss the social and ethical implications of biology; provide specific how-to suggestions for laboratory, field activities, or interdisciplinary programs; and present imaginative views of the future and suggestions for coping with changes. The articles, by science educators, are accompanied by statistical graphs and tables and are fully referenced.
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9~4 Appraisal: Science Books for Young People Level: Teachers of grades PreK, K, 1-8+ Appraisal reviews science trade books written for young people from age 3 to 17. Each issue begins with a feature article, such as "Wanted: An Electronic Librarian to Find Science Trade Books," or "Bringing Constructivity to the Classroom." The feature is followed by approximately 100 book reviews written by children's librarians and subject specialists; reviewers' names and affiliations are provided in each issue.
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9.12 Dragonfly Level: Students, grades 3-6; teachers Dragonfly is a magazine for young investigators issued 5 times per school year by the National Science Teachers Association (see 11.899. Each issue focuses on a central theme such as trees, communication, or ice and snow and includes several articles written by student investigators describing experiments on that theme which they have con ducted individually or with their class.
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9.13 Earth: The Science of Our Planet Level: Students, grades 6-8+; teachers This magazine takes middle school teachers and students on journeys from Antarctica to Amazonia, from the giant crystal at the planet's center to the atmosphere's outer limits, and from earth's earliest moments to its future. Earth presents the latest scientific discoveries about the land, oceans, atmosphere, biosphere, and history of life.
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Its articles emphasize the cultural and environmental significance of this scientific field. Middle school science teachers will find it an important source of information on innovations and other aspects of teaching the earth sciences.
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It emphasizes integrating technology where it can make a difference for example, by easing the teacher's job; saving time; motivating students; helping students with varying learning styles, abilities, and backgrounds; and creating learning environments that are new or unique or that would be impossible without technology. Each issue contains articles by teachers, features, and software reviews that address language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, integrated curricula, and special needs.
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Popular Science also includes useful background information for middle school teachers and students on recent discoveries, such as signs of life on Mars as determined by fossils found in a meteorite in Antarctica. Issues/price: 12 per year; $17.94 per year.
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9.38 Science & Children Level: Teachers of grades PreK, K-8 Science & Children is a journal on teaching elementary and middle school science. It contains articles by educators for educators on how to teach specific science activities, as well as articles on more general aspects of science teaching, such as how to improve children's observational skills and reasoning abilities.
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Each issue contains brief news items on recent scientific discoveries, an idea bank of hands-on activities, and reviews of books and software relevant to teaching science. Though targeted for high school teachers, librarians, principals, and supervisors, this magazine is a useful source of background information for middle school science teachers as well.
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In addition to feature articles, Scientific American includes regular sections of "News and Analysis" and "Reviews and Commentaries." The former includes articles on new discoveries, science and the citizen, profiles of scientists and their work, and angles on cyperspace. The latter presents book reviews and commentaries, including, in each December issue, the Scientific American Young Readers Book Awards for the year's best children's science books.
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Regular features include "News Blasts" (brief items about enjoyable or exciting science stories) , thought-provoking questions and answers, reviews of video and computer games, "Future File" (about scientific developments coming our way)
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