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Phytochemistry and Culture: Connecting Science to Students' Experiences

This article focuses on science content that will draw from the lived experiences of culturally diverse students and foster an excitement about the true nature of science. Students begin to participate and bring knowledge from their lives to share openly—this unit moves out of the text and the course into the lived experiences of students.

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