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Science education reform requires innovative professional development initiatives. Here we report the success of an interdisciplinary learning circle that met regularly over the course of a year to explore pedagogical…
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Science Sampler: The SI system on the basketball court
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For many students, the metric system of SI units is so complex that it is shifted into the realm of the mystical and then forgotten. Here is a fun and easy inquiry-based activity to familiarize your students with the SI…
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Two Paper Airplane Design Challenges: Customizing for Different Learning Objectives
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This article describes two examples of how a common, underlying design task—designing a paper airplane—was modified to meet the needs of two very different college science courses. These cases illustrate both important…
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Phenylketonuria Genetic Screening Simulation
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This article presents a hands-on, simulated screen for the inherited disease phenylketonuria. Designed as an interactive demonstration of inherited traits, this simulated screen connects real-life genetic testing with…
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Active Learning in the Lecture Hall: A Nonlaboratory Science Course for the Nonscience Major
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In this article, the author modified a primarily lecture, general education course for nonscience majors to engage the students in a variety of active learning activities. Students' skills for cooperative learning were…
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Marigolds for Montana: Students study the effect of marigolds on nematode management
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Students join with university scientists on a yearlong agriculturally based research project to study the effect of marigolds on nematode management.
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Wacky Machines: A unit on simple machines gets a new twist with old junk
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The next community yard sale might be a repository of old, quirky items that are just the things to get students thinking about simple machines. By introducing some "wacky machines" at lab stations as mystery objects,…
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Why Do Athletes Drink Sports Drinks?
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Why does an athlete reach for a sports drink after a tough game or practice? The learning cycle presented in this article helps students answer this question. Learning cycles (Marek 2009) are designed to guide students…
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Problem-based learning (PBL) is a powerful vehicle for inquiry-based learning in which students use an authentic problem as the context for an in-depth investigation of what they need and want to know (Checkly, 1997).…
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Favorite Demonstration: Interactive Demonstrations -- Examples From Biology Lectures
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Demonstrations have long been a part of postsecondary science teaching. However, in today's constructivist classroom we know that to show completely, we must actively involve students in their learning. This need for…
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Commentary: Science and Service Learning
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An opinion piece about a successful service learning project in which students used research on plant types to bring a lively activity to local nursing home residents.
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Soil Studies: Applying acid-base chemistry to environmental analysis
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To help secondary students understand acid-base chemistry, two educators design experiments focusing on acid rain’s effect on soil. Students conduct experiments to measure the pH of rainwater and soil before and after…
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Scope on the Skies: We're back!
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses the latest mission to Mars.
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Analyzing the <em>Standards</em>: Looking at using and possibly misusing the science standards
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Be they from Benchmarks for Science Literacy, the National Science Education Standards, or a state curriculum framework, standards offer educators a common foundation upon which to base curriculum, instruction, and…
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Editor’s Roundtable: Reading is fundamental—to science
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A student’s reading level is one of the predictors of his or her overall academic success in middle school and afterwards. Science teachers, however, do not need to be reading experts to help students develop close-…
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