Join-
Providing Opportunities for Argumentation in Science Exam Settings
Journal Article |
This article explores undergraduates’ efforts to engage in scientific argumentation during exam settings.
-
Integration, Authenticity, and Relevancy in College Science Through Engineering Design
Journal Article |
An engineering design problem-solving framework was used to create a general chemistry lab activity focused on an important environmental issue—dead zones. Dead zones impact over 400 locations around the world and are a…
-
Physics Meets Art in the General Education Core
Journal Article |
This article describes a general education course offering, Physics and the Arts. During the development of this course, physics and arts faculty collaborated closely. Goals of the course are to increase students’…
-
Journal Article |
Recruitment and retention in the sciences is both difficult and crucial, especially in the community college setting. In this study, the resources used by General Chemistry I students at two different public,…
-
Case Study: Skinny Genes? An Interdisciplinary Look at a Complex Behavioral Disorder
Journal Article |
This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This directed case study uses a progressive disclosure model to expose…
-
Research and Teaching: Assessing the Effectiveness of Sustainability Learning
Journal Article |
This study investigated the interaction of disciplinary and interdisciplinary learning in a team-taught, first-year, interdisciplinary sustainability course. We surveyed (pre/post) both STEM (science, technology,…
-
Journal Article |
In this article, the authors describe their approach to flipping the General Chemistry sequence at two different colleges within the City University of New York, a large, urban public university system. Our results…
-
Research and Teaching: Many Paths Toward Discovery: A Module for Teaching How Science Works
Journal Article |
Improving students’ understanding of how science works requires explicit instruction. Here, the authors test the efficacy of a module based on two previously published activities (the Cube Puzzle and the case study…
-
Journal Article |
This study describes the development and implementation of an iterative diagnostic and intervention routine designed to elicit and quantitatively describe aspects of student metacognition, affect, and study habits in a…
-
Jumping Into Natural Selection
Journal Article |
Thought experiments and firsthand investigations with crickets help students construct explanations of natural selection.
-
An Introduction to Heredity: Part 1
Journal Article |
Third-grade students learn about traits and how their combinations makes us unique.
-
An Introduction to Heredity: Part 2
Journal Article |
Students explore concepts related to heredity.
-
A Dazzling Journey to an Aquarium Ecosystem
Journal Article |
Using instructional technology engages students with close-up views of organisms.
-
Journal Article |
An integrated first-grade lesson.
-
Editor's Note: Observing Heredity
Journal Article |
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
35940 Results