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Science champs

By Helen Fields / November 4, 2012

Raymond Gilmartin (at white board) took home the top prize at this year’s Broadcom MASTERS for his project investigating car spoilers. Credit: SSP

Young scientists focus their research on real-world problems

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How teachers cultivate young scientists

By Erin Wayman / October 4, 2012

Martin Shapiro, an instructor at the 2012 SSP Fellows Institute,
demonstrates the “electric pickle” experiment, a fun way to introduce students to research. Credit: SSP

SSP Fellows share tips on how to introduce research into the classroom

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Problems with ‘the scientific method’

By Jennifer Cutraro / July 5, 2012

Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Bill Hrybyk

Scientists rarely follow one straightforward path to understanding the natural world

Posted in Science Education, Teaching Science | Tagged Bill Wallace, Carmen Andrews, Deborah Smith, experimental design, feature, Gary Garber, How Science Works, hypothesis, Lollie Garay, Science process, scientific method, Susan Singer

How creativity powers science

By Jennifer Cutraro / May 24, 2012

Going for a walk in the woods may lead to an aha! moment. Many people figure out creative, new ways to solve problems by allowing their minds to wander.

Some of the best ideas come not from poring over the facts but from a walk in the woods

Posted in Teachers, Teaching Science, Young Scientists | Tagged Bill Wallace, creativity, Dudley Herschbach, Elmer's, enzyme, feature, molecule, walking in the woods