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Airbags as Real-Life Applications for Science

By Carly A. Rock and Brooke A. Whitworth

High School Chemistry Engineering Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Safety Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Biosand Filters for Water Purification

By Jawaher Alsultan, Madison Rice, Allan Feldman, Tara Nkrumah, Sarina Ergas, and Kebreab Ghebremichael

High School Biology Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Life Science Science and Engineering Practices

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Digging Deeper

By Umadevi Garimella and Nesrin Sahin

High School 5E Biology Chemistry Crosscutting Concepts Inquiry Interdisciplinary Life Science Mathematics Physical Science STEM

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Introducing Engineering as an Altruistic STEM Career

By Joni Lakin, Daniela Marghitu, Virginia Davis, and Edward Davis

High School Engineering Equity Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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What’s in a Wave?

By Patrick Enderle, Natalie King, and Lauren Margulieux

High School Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM

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An Innovative Use of Technology . . . and Partnerships

By Michael Apfeldorf

High School Instructional Materials Technology

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Exploration Geologist Quinton Hennigh

Exploration geologists, colloquially known as prospectors, look for new sources of mineral deposits. They use a mix of geological, geophysical, and geochemical knowledge to analyze data and test hypotheses about where deposits are likely to be found....

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Earth & Space Science

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Teacher Spotlight: Sean Crumley

High School Careers New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Accelerating Alzheimer’s Research With Stall Catchers

By Jill Nugent

High School Citizen Science Life Science

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Physics in the Sport of Boxing—A Personal Story

High School Physical Science Physics

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Teaching Scientific Literacy

By Andrew Zucker

High School Curriculum Literacy Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Climate Change Education: A Model of Justice-Oriented STEM Education

By Lindsey Kirkland and Kristen Poppleton

Informal Education Climate Change Equity Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

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Use of a Linked-Course Model to Teach Scientific Writing to First-Year Undergraduates

The ability to read and compose original scientific literature is critical to educating informed citizens, yet may be severely lacking in undergraduate curricula. We developed a linked course offering in fall 2017 consisting of a 16-student group tak...

By Evan Lampert and J. Stephen Pearson

Postsecondary General Science Literacy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Students Taught by a First-Time Instructor Using Active-Learning Teaching Strategies Outperform Students Taught by a Highly-Regarded Traditional Instructor

In this paper we put forth a model for physics course reform that uniquely uses proven, research-based active-learning strategies to help students improve their physics knowledge and problem-solving skills. In this study, we compared the exam perform...

By Colin S. Wallace, Edward E. Prather, John A. Milsom, Ken Johns, and Srin Manne

Postsecondary Assessment Curriculum Teaching Strategies

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Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Spanning Two Semesters of Biology Impact Student Self-Efficacy but not Future Goals

Course-based undergraduate research is promoted as an equitable strategy for providing the benefits of research experiences to a larger, more diverse population of students pursuing science degrees. Here, we report the impacts of course-based researc...

By Allison Martin, Adam Rechs, Thomas Landerholm, and Kelly McDonald

Postsecondary Biology Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies