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Green Science: Tiny, but Powerful: The Nanoscale

This column focuses on issues related to environmentally friendly and sustainable science. This month’s issue discusses nanotechnology....

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Scope on Safety: Can You Hear Me Now?

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses various ways to communicate in an emergency....

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Scope on the Skies: Those Long Summer Days

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses viewing the planets in the summertime....

Earth & Space Science

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Argumentation in Science Education

Helping students understand the nature of scientific argumentation so they can meet the new science standards....

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Making and Defending Scientific Arguments

Strategies to prepare your students for the new wave of curricula reform....

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Arguing History

Teaching historical scientific controversies to engage students in discourse and the nature of science....

Earth & Space Science Inquiry

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The Language of Argumentation

Debate sparks interest and learning in science....

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What's the Alternative?

Using model-evidence link diagrams to weigh alternative models in argumentation....

Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Inquiry

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Hook, Line, and Sinker

A global fisheries role-play activity enhances students' scientific discourse and argumentation skills....

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Editor's Corner: Let's Argue!

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

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Science 2.0: Meet Siri, Your New Lab Partner

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses using voice-command options in the science lab and classroom....

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The Green Room: Going Extinct

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses classroom activities related to extinction....

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The New Teacher's Toolbox: That's a Wrap

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue discusses using end-of-year surveys for feedback to help gauge your teaching style....

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Idea Bank: The Gummy Bear Lab Meeting

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank discusses social processes such as making claims, examining claims, replicating findings, and proposing alternate explanations in science...

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Safer Science: The School Safety Ranger

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses the need to have a qualified employee provide technical guidance on implementing the Chemical Hygiene Plan....

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Career of the Month: An Interview With Chemical Engineer Anna Lis Laursen

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes the work of a chemical engineer....

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Health Wise: Shining a Light on Skin Cancer

This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses an activity that will help students dispel skin cancer myths....

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STEM for non-STEM Majors: Enhancing Science Literacy in Large Classes

This study evaluated a strategy using clickers, POGIL, and a focused science literacy orientation in an applied science course for non-STEM undergraduates taught in large classes....

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Augmenting Guided-Inquiry Learning With a Blended Classroom Approach

This article describes the implementation of a blended guided-inquiry course in chemistry for nonscience honors students....

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A First-Year Experience Sequence for Science and Mathematics Majors

This article outlines strategies and activities used at a large urban commuter campus in a first-year experience sequence run by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for the College of Science....

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On the Road to Science Literacy: Building Confidence and Competency in Technical Language

In this article we examine an oral language learning technique called choral repetition for its role in building literacy in the context of an animal physiology course....

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Using Writing and Culture to Teach Science Content to Preservice Teachers

This article describes how the incorporation of a writing assignment, creating a book about culture and science, into the syllabus of methods science course for preservice teachers was used to foster science content learning....

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Using Active Learning in a Studio Classroom to Teach Molecular Biology

This article describes the conversion of a lecture-based molecular biology course into an active learning environment in a studio classroom. The goal of the activities in this course is to involve students in collaborative learning, teach them how to...

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Editorial: Heroes

The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Research and Teaching: "It's Not You, It's the Room"—Are the High-Tech, Active Learning Classrooms Worth It?

This article compares student performance in traditional and active learning classrooms in a large, introductory biology course using the same syllabus, course goals, exams, and instructor....

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Research and Teaching: Factors Related to College Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science: Comparison of Science Majors and Nonscience Majors

In this study four instruments were administered to undergraduate biology students. The study examined the impact of one's acceptance and knowledge of evolution on understanding of Nature of Science among college science and nonscience majors....

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Point of View: Teaching Chemistry for the Twenty-Second Century

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue the author shares thoughts on the future of teaching chemistry....

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Two-Year Community: Effects of the Cogenerative Dialogue Teaching Method in a Community College General Chemistry Course

This article describes the implementation of the cogenerative dialogue method in a community college chemistry course....

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Case Study: Involving Freshmen Nonscience Majors in Case Writing: Lessons Learned

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue describes a project that engages nonscience majors in a science communication as...

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Current Research: 2013 Summer Reading Suggestions

Highlighted science education research articles....