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Journal Article

Is That Plausible?

By Imogen R. Herrick, Gale M. Sinatra, and Doug Lombardi

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An Evolution in Teaching Natural Selection

By Kadi Hogan

High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Evolution Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science NGSS Phenomena Research Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Right Under Our Noses

By Latesia Coleman and Heather O’Leary

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Using Multiple Models to Learn about COVID-19

By Jamie Elsner, Troy Sadler, Eric Kirk, Rebecca Rawson, Patricia Friedrichsen, and Li Ke

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Immersive Learning Through Experiential Inquiry of a Virtual Epidemic

By Tyler Hansen, Deborah Fields, Amanda Strawhacker, and Yasmin Kafaiy

High School Biology Citizen Science Computer Science General Science Inquiry Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Technology

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Going Viral!

By Delaney Worthington, Andrew Warnock, Mike Viney, Victoria Jordan, Jennifer Mclean, Karina Hassell, Lynne Judish, and Courtney Butler

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Journal Article

The Science of COVID-19

By Matthew Johnson, Tiffany Lewis, Kit Martin, Amber Cesare, Anthony Schmitt, Eugene Lengerich, Kristin Bittner, and Chris Divyak

High School Biology Curriculum Instructional Materials Life Science NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices

Journal Article

Introduction to the Special Issue on Immunology

By Colby Tofel-Grehl and Brooke A. Whitworth

High School Biology Life Science

Journal Article

Did the Pandemic Impact the Brains of Our Science Students?

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Biology Instructional Materials Life Science

Blog Post

Laboratory Eye Protection Denial Syndrome

By Ken Roy

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Safety

Journal Article

A Low-Cost, User-Friendly Technology for Making Samples and Artifacts Accessible to Online Audiences

By Daniel Hamilton, Jason Cervenec, Erica Maletic, and Jeremy Patterson

Middle School High School Informal Education Inquiry Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, October 19, 2023

The FDA recently updated the requirements for nutrition labeling that appear on most packaged food products. This presentation will review the major changes in the Nutrition Facts label, explain why they were necessary, and describe how the label can...

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Archive: Science Update: From Apollo to Artemis: NASA’s Return to the Moon, February 16, 2023

More than 50 years after the Eagle landed at Tranquility Base, NASA has begun its campaign to return astronauts to the surface of our Moon. Named after the mythical twin sister of Apollo, the Artemis program aims to establish a permanent base of oper...

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Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: From Talking Trash to Taking Action: The Science of Marine Debris, April 20, 2023

Our oceans are filled with items that do not belong there. Huge amounts of plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, lost fishing gear, abandoned vessels, and many more items enter the marine environment every day. This makes marine debris one of the most ...

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Archive: Science Update: Food Agriculture – The Plant Scientist’s Toolbox, March 9, 2023

Humans have used a variety of ways to modify food crops to suit our needs and tastes for more than 10,000 years. Over this time, the plant scientists’ toolbox has grown: first with “traditional” tools (like cross-breeding, selective breeding, a...

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