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Connecting Algebra & Chemistry: Creating a combined math and science course

A teacher makes interdepartmental connections between the science and math departments as a step toward creating a combined science and math course. This is an important step toward reaching the primary goal—helping students succeed in both subject...

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Science 101: How do snowflakes form?

A meteorologist explains how and why snowflakes develop and defines other forms of precipitation—sleet, freezing rain, and hail....

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Idea Bank: Tricks with Wicks

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. In this month’s Idea Bank, the lesson plan integrates several scientific disciplines and can be used in a range of science courses. Students see candles all the...

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A Matter of Taste: Investigating sensory modalities in the protozoan <i>Paramecium</i>

Scientists have always searched for good "model" systems to study the major sensory modalities—vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. This article casts the spotlight on an ideal organism for studying many of these sensory modalities—the unice...

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Writing Science Effectively

To teach writing to science students, we designed a collaborative learning community linking students in biology and English courses in author-editor relationships. This article describes the project to date: theoretical background, pedagogy, process...

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Commentary: Just Dive In

An opinion piece about the benefits of student teaching and some tips for those just beginning their "diving" careers....

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Lessons Online

The instructors of an Earth science course used WebCT, a multipurpose software package, to create an online supplement to their course. It included class e-mail, science hyperlinks, an online calendar, an online discussion board, and online handouts....

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Inquiry dot Com: Web-based activities promote scientific inquiry learning

Inquiry-based activities found on the Web provide opportunities for students to learn science and may be used to promote inquiry learning. The Web permits students to approach larger, more authentic scientific problems using data-collection and data-...

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Test Tube Respiration: The alcoholic fermentation pathway in yeast demonstrates cellular respiration

This article describes an experiment in test tubes that uses the alcoholic fermentation pathway in yeast to illustrate the biochemical process of cellular respiration. The lab effectively integrates two fields of study—biology and chemistry—and h...

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Commentary: Learning Techniques for Teachers

An opinion piece about how simple reading strategies are dynamic, timesaving, learning techniques....