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There’s no better way to understand the work of a scientist than to have it explained in the scientist’s own words. Scientific journals, personal accounts of research projects, and documentaries can give students an…
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This study was conducted in a chemistry course for nonscience majors offered as part of a liberal education core curriculum at a large public university. Students enrolled in the class were given the Lawson Classroom…
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A major goal of education is to help learners store information in long-term memory and use that information on later occasions to effectively solve problems (Vockell 2010). Therefore, this author began to use the Rubik…
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Tried and True: Inquiry-based dissolving
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This project highlights a dissolving unit that was part of an eighth-grade, semester-long investigation into matter. During the dissolving unit, students explored the concepts of mixture, solution, dissolving,…
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Promoting Discussion in the Science Classroom Using Gallery Walks
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A gallery walk is a discussion technique that gets students out of their chairs and actively involved in synthesizing important science concepts, writing, and public speaking. The technique also cultivates listening…
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Science Sampler: Making movies in the classroom
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When you overhear students talking excitedly about video games, the internet, television, or movies, do you ever wish that they could get that excited about what was happening in the science classroom? By using simple…
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The 23rd Annual Consortium of Geologists
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Today’s scientific theories are the result of a long collaborative process, sometimes over centuries, among many different scientists from various parts of the world. To communicate this concept to middle school…
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Point of View: How Are We Reforming Teaching in Undergraduate Science Courses?
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A study of a national population of 103 higher education institutions is addressing the question: What criteria can be used to identify the level of implementation of reform in an undergraduate science course? Results…
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In the first months of 2009, the International Year of Astronomy, the authors developed an educational project for middle-level students connected with the first astronomical discoveries that Galileo Galilei (1564–1642…
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Throughout the year students learn basic scientific principles that may become fodder for magic tricks later on. This article features hands-on year-end events where students perform magic tricks and explain the basic…
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Experiential learning allows students to apply knowledge learned in the classroom to real life problem solving and decision making. This article describes the experience at Goucher College, a small liberal arts college…
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Giving Birth to Someone Else’s Children? A Case of Disputed Maternity
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Most students have heard about situations in which the paternity of a child is questioned; in a surprising reversal, in this case study, maternity is in question. Designed for an introductory biology course, the case…
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Using Student Peer Review of Experiement Reports in an Undergraduate Physics Class
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A class centered on student design of experiments and peer review of the resulting reports is described. Thirteen students in an honors seminar section of an introductory physics class designed experiments to test…
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An inquiry-based Earth science activity applies the concepts of density using real-life investigations that take advantage of students’ interest in dinosaurs. The teacher creates simulated rock and fossil samples from…
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Tried and True: Earth’s reflection—Albedo
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When viewing objects of different colors, you might notice that some appear brighter than others. This is because light is reflected differently from various surfaces, depending on their physical properties. The word…
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