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Because supplies are limited in many classrooms, opaque film canisters can be used in a number of scientific inquiry activities, including a “black box” activity and several activities on sinking and floating properties…
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Why Did the Bald Eagle Almost Become Extinct?
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The activity described in this article poses a question, provides evidence needed to answer the question, and uses a cooperative learning structure within which students analyze the evidence and create their own…
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The difference between luminescence and incandescence seem simple enough concepts to teach. But to help students develop conceptual understanding, this article features activities from PRISMS (Physics Resources and…
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Discover if your students are "firewise" and learn how you can help your community survive a wildfire.
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Favorite Demonstration: Throwing the Dice—Teaching the Hemocytometer
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One of the concepts taught to our science students is the use of hemocytometer. Students in microbiology, genetics, and anatomy and physiology (A…
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May the Magnetic Force Be With You
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This article provides a series of developmentally appropriate experiences and discussions that concretely scaffold students between grades 2–4 toward accurate ideas of magnetism.
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This paper describes a one-and-a-half day Distinguished Scholar Symposium during which undergraduate underrepresented minorities (URMs) from nearby schools visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)…
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Biology Education Under the Microscope
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For many students, high school science is biology and our best—and sometimes only—opportunity to impact students’ knowledge of and interest in science generally will remain linked to the quality and nature of biology…
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Can Inexperienced Researchers Teach Open-Ended Laboratories?
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Using exit surveys of biology students we examine whether undergraduate instructors can teach investigative labs, and share perspectives on the challenges of working with undergraduate lab instructors.
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PCBs in the Last Frontier: A Case Study on the Scientific Method
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This interrupted case study is based on current research involving the global transport of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Students are asked to propose several hypotheses and experiments in an attempt to determine…
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Idea Bank: Tips and techniques for creative teaching
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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, learn about open-ended inquiry and the encouragement to shift science away from the traditional "…
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Repairing Femoral Fractures: A Model Lesson in Biomaterial Science
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Biomaterial science is a rapidly growing field that has scientists and doctors searching for new ways to repair the body. A merger between medicine and engineering, biomaterials can be complex subject matter, and it can…
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The Early Years: Communicating About Collections
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Children love to collect all kinds of things, from sticks to colorful leaves to trading cards. These objects are special to children because they found the objects and chose them for a quality determined by them. For…
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Issues in-depth: Cloning: A critical analysis of myths and media
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The science behind cloning, and its long history, provide teachers with a real-life, high interest topic through which they can launch an effort to raise students’ media literacy skills. By blending science content with…
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The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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