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The Guppy Game models the balance between the pressures of natural selection and sexual selection. While playing the game, students learn science content in an interactive, student-driven manner.
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Get in the Game With Team Density
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A floating bowling ball? No way! There is no better way to get students' attention and reinforce the need for conceptual understanding than with a discrepant event like this. Density is a central concept in chemistry…
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Science Sampler: Conservation of mass and an unsuspected buoyancy effect
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Over the years, many interesting chemical reactions and activities have been used to illustrate the conservation of mass. The reaction of baking soda and vinegar is a common example. The experimental procedure described…
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Scope on Safety: Chemicals from cradle to grave
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School districts are not immuned to fines assessed by the Environmental Protection Agency or of becoming vicitims of unscrupulous business practices. With this in mind, schools need to consider adopting a protocol for…
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Idea Bank: Forensics on a Shoestring Budget
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In recent years, forensic science has gained popularity thanks in part to high-profile court cases and television programs. Although the cost of forensic equipment and supplies may initially seem too expensive for the…
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Meteorology Online: Weather forecasting using the Internet
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Today, worldwide up-to-the-minute weather information is just a few mouse clicks away on the Internet. The trick is to apply this information in ways that make us think and learn more effectively. Meteorology embodies…
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Editor's Roundtable: Overlapping Reading and Writing Skills
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Hot Under the Collar: Weighing the Dangers of a Weight-Loss Drug
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. In this month’s issue the goal of the case study is for students to…
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank features a unique activity using halved apples, oranges, and onions as the "specimens" that teaches…
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What should I know about mercury levels in fish? And are there any recommendations for the types and amount of fish I should eat?
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As educators, we know that math must be integrated into our subject to best communicate the essence of scientific investigation. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done when students learn subjects in isolated…
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The basic goal in designing the molecular biology lab was to provide students with exercises that were as representative as possible of current research protocols. This goal was easy for some exercises but the DNA…
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Fostering Inquiry in Nonlaboratory Settings
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Inquiry is an important learning strategy, even for students who cannot or do not perform actual experiments. The authors describe two activities, other than experimentation, that they used in introductory biology…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Water Wherever
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Whether rain, sleet, or snow, February weather across the country provides students with opportunities to observe the many different ways the water cycle affects our daily lives. This month's trade books that focus on…
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Cell-Phone Use and Cancer: A Case Study Exploring the Scientific Method
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Designed for an introductory nonmajors biology course, this case study presents students with a series of short news stories describing a scientific study of cell-phone use and its health effects. Students read the news…
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