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Scope on Safety: A Science Lab by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet—But Would It Be as Safe?
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This column focuses on safety information for your classroom. In this month’s column the author discusses the definition of laboratory.
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Tried and True: Peanut butter and jelly science
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Are you feeling frustrated with the quality of your students' writing or lack there of? If so, head straight for the peanut butter and jelly. Students will respond to this fun filled activity as they learn the…
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In this activity students are assigned occupations that rely on specific minerals. To obtain the minerals they need, each student must trade a service or mineral to another worker. Teachers can show students real-world…
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Don't Settle for Imitation Laboratory Assignments
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Science courses often offer structured laboratory exercises that do not provide students with a thorough understanding of how to conduct scientific research. Westfield State College’s Animal Behavior course requires…
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Favorite Demonstration: Using Dice to Explore the Consequences of DNA Mutations
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Working collaboratively, students explore the effect of different types of DNA mutations using dice. The exercise provides students with a tangible way of visualizing how mutations may contribute to genetic diversity…
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At the entry level, clear and effective writing is essential to the teaching, learning, dissemination, and progress of science. Improvement in writing occurs largely through individual effort, practice, and feedback.…
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Active learning promotes higher-level reasoning, and it can be achieved in large classes without wholesale changes in class format. Applicable methods include in-class mini-investigations, robust multiple-choice exam…
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Designing and Implementing a Hands-On, Inquiry-Based Molecular Biology Course
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Inquiry-based learning was used to enhance an undergraduate molecular biology course at Georgia Southern University, a primarily undergraduate institution in rural southeast Georgia. The goal was to use a long-term, in-…
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Careers in Science: An Interview with Forensics Technician Jason Birchfield
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue learn how Jason Birchfield became interested in forensics and how he's a working example of why science is for…
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A Service-Learning Model for Science Education Outreach
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The Science Education Outreach Program (SEOP) engages undergraduate students from a variety of academic disciplines in service-learning experiences. University and community educators introduce and model contemporary…
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Guided by an Inventor’s Log and the process of scientific inquiry, students problem solve, think creatively, and budget their time and resources to brainstorm and build an invention. Students present their inventions to…
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Formative Assessment Probes: The Mitten Problem
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. In this month’s issue, the theory of "immaculate insulation" is prevalent among students. This formative assessment probe will help students overcome this…
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Using Technology in the Classroom
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The author describes how she has come to use technology in her classroom over the years. Her main topics include using the internet, experiencing podcasts, using technology for assessment, and recording results from…
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In this section the editor discusses opportunities for teachers to demonstrate science concepts on the playground or in one's local neighborhood. The current journal issue is dedicated to finding and using these local…
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A method for elevating the thinking level of students while accommodating their digital needs is to use real-world, problem-based projects. One such project is the Poison Blog, which requires middle school students to…
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