All Journal of College Science Teaching resources

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Art Instruction in the Botany Lab: A Collaborative Approach

Good observations are often fundamental to good science, and drawing has long been recognized as a tool to develop students’ observation skills. Yet...

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Favorite Demonstration: Using Magnets, Paper Clips, and Ball Bearings to Explore Molecular Geometries

The valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model (VSEPR model) provides a simple way of predicting the molecular geometries. However, the particularly ...

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Editorial: Smoke and Mirrors

It seems that every year, the author sees more examples in television, movies, and even books of dislike, distrust, and disdain of the field of scienc...

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Case Study: Cooking Under Pressure—Applying the Ideal Gas Law in the Kitchen

This case study uses a daily cooking scenario to demonstrate how the boiling point of water is directly related to the external pressures in order to ...

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Clickers Beyond the First-Year Science Classroom

This case study’s primary objective is to describe the implementation of the electronic response system (clickers) in a small (N = 25) second-year p...

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Research and Teaching: Data-Driven Implementation and Adaptation of New Teaching Methodologies

This paper describes an action research approach toward an implementation of a new teaching methodology (specifically active learning) in a preparator...

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Science and the City: Community Cultural and Natural Resources at the Core of a Place-Based, Science Teacher Preparation Program

The departments of Geology and Education at Brooklyn College collaborated with five informal educational institutions in the development of a place-ba...

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Message from the NSTA President: Imagine and Invent—Create a Great Future

The time is right for an emphasis on imagination and innovativeness in science education, both in students and in teachers. Change now dominates our e...

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Case Study: Using Photographs as Case Studies to Promote Active Learning in Biology

If a picture is worth a thousand words, think about how long it takes your students to read a thousand words. Case studies are effective and stimulati...

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Developing a “Gateway” Course to Prepare Nontraditional Students for Success in Upper-Division Science Courses

In times of economic downturn, college enrollments often increase. Entering students may come from diverse educational backgrounds and bring variable ...

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Research and Teaching: Using a Student-Manipulated Model to Enhance Student Learning in a Large Lecture Class

Despite years of formal education, approximately one-third of all undergraduate students still cannot explain the causes of the seasons. Student manip...

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Favorite Demonstration: More to the Color of Roses Than Meets the Eyes

The introduction of chemical concepts through concrete examples and interest-arousing demonstrations and activities is well accepted as an engaging an...

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Thinking Outside the Kit: Building Preservice Science Teachers’ Inquiry Skills With an Experiment That Doesn’t Go as Planned

Preservice preparation courses for elementary teachers of science can provide opportunities to build pedagogical content knowledge. One common concern...