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A Sense of Scale: Studying how scale affects systems and organisms
The concept of scale is central to many science disciplines. The authors share activities focusing on the importance of scale and its effects. ...
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While models and analogies are integral to both the learning and practice of science, their use is complex and potentially troublesome. Misconceptions can arise when parts of a model are misleading, missing, or misapplied. Students begin to look crit...
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Scope on the Skies: The brightest stars in the sky
What makes some stars brighter than others? Interestingly, there is a relationship between the color of a star, its temperature, and its brightness. The temperature of a star determines its surface color and luminosity (the star’s actual output of ...
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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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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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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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An opinion piece about the benefits of student teaching and some tips for those just beginning their "diving" careers....
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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....
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Research and Teaching: Inquiry in the Community College Biology Lab
A qualitative analysis of students’ reactions and outcomes to a long-term inquiry experience in a freshman biology course shows positive results. Students posed research questions and designed experiments. The analysis shows that students reacted f...
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Editor's Corner: The Answer to Extra Credit
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the answer to extra credit assignments....
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Service learning provides a novel learning experience for science students while furnishing a service to the community. The implementation and assessment of a service learning project involving an Earth science fair are described. ...
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Classroom Composting: Creating compost using an inquiry-based design
This article challenges students through a variety of questions to learn about the optimum conditions necessary for composting. The students had more questions than answers so an internet search was done to gain more information and to expand their u...
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Chapterless Science: Taking a new approach to presenting science material
Dividing a scientific discipline into sections or chapters of a book is not always the most effective way of presenting class material to students. This article gets away from the formal and traditional use of textbooks and instead mixes its concepts...
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Worms on Ice: Exploring the mysteries of the elusive ice worm
Students and teachers can participate in ongoing scientific research through simple worm experiments in the classroom. During the latest JASON Project expedition, a team of students designed and conducted several experiments comparing ice worms with ...
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Favorite Demonstration: The Rules of Research
Demonstrations are wonderful educational strategies for reinforcing and stimulating learning. They are highly instructional as well as entertaining if suitably incorporated into lectures and laboratory sessions. Unfortunately, the educational value o...
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The importance of a course that teaches about the biology of women is discussed. This type of course was developed while the authors attended the Women’s Curricular Reform Institute in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The interaction of biological and sociologi...