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Javametrics 101: Introducing Nonscience Majors to the Chemistry Laboratory

A novel way to introduce nonscience majors to the chemistry laboratory using hands-on experiments can be done with one of college students’ favorite beverages—coffee. The course described in this article, Javametrics 101, integrates the art, lite...

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www.studentthink.molecularbiology

The Internet contains vast resources and information that students can use to study science. In particular, some molecular biology sites provide access to analytical programs and databases used by research scientists. This article focuses on two of t...

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A Peer-Reviewed Research Assignment for Large Classes

One way science educators can integrate writing, critical-thinking and team-building skills into their curriculum is by incorporating a collaborative, peer-evaluated research paper assignment. This type of exercise reduces an instructor’s heavy gra...

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The Case Study: The Wolf, the Moose, and the Fir Tree

This analysis case study is based on an article that appeared in Science entitled “Wolves, Moose, and Tree Rings on Isle Royal,” by B. E. McLaren and R. O. Peterson (1994). Although developed for a sophomore ecology class, this case has been taug...

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Research and Teaching: Undergraduate Success—and Failure—in Completing a Simple Circuit

This research study was motivated by physics educators’ ubiquitous citing of the batteries and bulbs study (Thiberghien and Delacote, 1976) even though the literature has not reported on surveys of a large population using real equipment. The autho...