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In addition to meeting National Science Education Standards (NSES) related to the history and nature of science (NOS), reading or hearing about real scientists helps students connect with science emotionally. The…
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Build your own fish, amphibian, and reptile models to explore the diversity of life.
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Tech Trek: The size of things to come
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While using photos and illustrative images for teaching purposes is very appealing, you are likely to find that digital images of any kind take up a lot of storage space. In fact, many of the technological enterprises…
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How to form a study group to examine the Next Generation Science Standards, second public draft.
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Tech Trek: Getting students charged up about batteries
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The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation’s (RBRC) lesson plan entitled Charge Up to Recycle! is a nonprofit organization that recycles Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) rechargeable batteries in Canada and the United States…
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Idea Bank: Nature as Learning Tool
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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, the author discusses how to draw on students' firsthand experiences to help them develop an appreciation…
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Natural Resources: There Is a Season
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You’ll gain plenty of weather resources from this month’s issue (temperature concepts, weather instruments, the water cycle/evaporation). You can use that information with these outdoor seasonal connections.
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The Case of the Druid Dracula: A Directed "Clicker" Case Study on DNA Fingerprinting
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This article describes how case studies have been successfully implemented in an introductory biology course of 300+ students using available technologies ranging from WebCT, used to assign students to permanent small…
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What Motivates Students in the Lab?
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Four types of motivational methods were examined in this study: quizzes, scheduled presentations, unscheduled presentations, and a control. The quiz group showed the most significant and positive change. Because…
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Millennials are the generation born from 1982–2002, and they are in your middle school classroom today. Some people have referred to them as the iGeneration and the Net Generation, due to their being weaned on…
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Ask the Experts: February 2008
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This month’s column addresses the following question: How did the Cartesian diver (devil) get its name?
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In clinical laboratories, molecular methods of DNA analysis such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are used to identify fungal and bacterial pathogens, parasites, and important viruses. This laboratory will fit…
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Picturing Physics: Using an image, students determine the distance from an object to the camera
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To demonstrate the digital camera's use as a scientific instrument, this exercise challenges students' scientific creativity and provides an experience in the scientific research process. Students designed and carried…
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Mentoring Students in an Introductory Science Course
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To improve success levels of students enrolled in anatomy and physiology (A…
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“We love science! We love science!” cried the first- and second-grade students at Rice Lake Elementary School in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. The science program for primary grade students here is so good that students wanted…
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