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Past Issues
Aug 2019, Issues 11-12
The Growing Pile of E-Waste by Michelle Laliberte.
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May-June 2018, Issues 9-10:
Topic: Science teacher: conveyer of information or practitioner and mentor?
Teaching Science through Curiosity and Discovery--by Anthony Larson. Larson is a science teacher in Minnesota.
Seed Thesis for "Science teacher: conveyer of information or practitioner and mentor?" by Russ Colson. Colson is a professor of geology in Minnesota and editor of IES.
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July 2017, Issues 7-8: At What Point Does Science Fiction Turn into Fantasy?
Link to all five essays at Fantasy-SF-Question-i7.
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May 2016: Issues 6-7: Grade Inflation and the Quality of Education
Read Grade Inflation at UW-Madison by Mark Cook.
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November 2015: Topic 4-5: Theory in the Classroom
Read Hypothesis, Theory, and Law by Patrick Schuette.
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Mar 2015: Topic 3: Misconception and Science in Comic Books
Read Comic Book Science by Ann Dulhanty.
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Nov 2014: Topic 2: Earth Science in Public Education
Read Value Play by Jennifer Lepper and Use It or Lose It by Wade Gavin.
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July 2014: Topic 1: Global Warming
Read Jonathan Chan's essay "The Price of Global Warming"
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