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Achievable Inquiry in the College Laboratory: The Mini-Journal
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The authors engage students in inquiry-based learning by presenting laboratory exercises as mini-journal articles that mirror the format of a scientific journal article, including a title, authors, abstract,…
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Scope on the Skies: The brightest stars in the sky
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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…
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In this column the leadership of SCST shares its views with JCST readers. This month’s issue features a new book, Methods of Effective Teaching and Course Management, an excellent resource for college and university…
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Tech Trek: An e-learning science fair
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Traditional science fairs have been replaced by having students use sophisticated technology to participate in a virtual science fair that relies on the internet, e-mail, and other tools of the digital age. The new E-…
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What invertebrates make the best classroom pets? How should we care for each invertebrate? What type of inquiry activities could invertebrates support? How do elementary students respond to invertebrates? These were the…
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Make Your Own Phylogenetic Tree
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A simulation activity helps students better understand phylogeny and molecular similarity.
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A program developed by a zoo and elementary school provided nature experiences for urban youth by focusing on habitats and animal adaptations. Zoo educators visited the classroom, teachers continued the lessons with…
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Are plastic water bottles safe to drink from and reuse repeatedly?
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Investigative Labs in Biology: The Importance of Attending to Team Dynamics
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This article provides some tips for success in facilitating teamwork. Working collaboratively is common in science and the functioning of teams has a large impact on both the implementation of a research project and…
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GENIQUEST is a cyberlearning computer program that allows students to investigate biological data using a research-based instructional model. In this article, the authors make the case for using cyberlearning to teach…
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Using Learning Preferences to Direct Teaching and Balance Academic Performance
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The author uses the Index of Learning Styles in his Introductory Biology class and finds a link between academic performance in the laboratory and learning preference scores.
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Career of the Month: Physician Assistant
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue we learn about one physician assistant's experiences.
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The Early Years: Nurturing Young Chemists
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Chemistry explorations in early childhood classrooms often involve baking, mixing, or dissolving, during which students predict outcomes and try to replicate the results. The objective is to help students come to an…
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The Early Years: Animal Adventures
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Children can have a new favorite animal every week or even every hour. The more familiar the children become with an animal, the more they will be able to understand how its body form and behavior allow it to survive.…
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It’s show time for eighth grade physical science students after a week of designing, building, and refining Conversion Contraptions. The contraptions are fun combinations of moving parts that use many forms of energy…
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