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Beginning a Classroom Inquiry: Using Photovoice to Connect College Students to Community Science
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In this article the process of photovoice is showcased as a platform for undergraduate students to connect to their local community through science while beginning to develop an inquiry project on environmental…
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A Learner-Centered Molecular Modeling Exercise for Allied Health Majors in a Biochemistry Class
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This article describes a learner-centered project given to allied health majors in a biochemistry course. The project involved building molecular models of imagined protein binding sites for the drug thalidomide.
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General Chemistry II: Setting the Stage on the First Day With Jeopardy
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This article describes using an interactive Jeopardy-type review for the first-class meeting as a means to engage students, review the previous semester content, and set expectations for the new semester of our general…
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This article describes the mobilization and implementation of a community-oriented Interdisciplinary Science Seminar (ISS) that adds interdisciplinary content to traditional introductory science courses without a…
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Applying the Brakes: How Practical Classroom Decisions Affect the Adoption of Inquiry Instruction
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The study described in this article involved 13 community college biology instructors as they adopted bioinformatics problem-based learning modules in their classroom. The study used a diffusion of an innovation…
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The focus of this article is primarily on the success of a semester in which students were invited by the director of the campus library to specifically address, and make recommendations to mitigate, the carbon…
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The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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This article presents a comparison of the success rates of different teaching methods for students enrolled in a general biology course with laboratory for majors in a community college.
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Case Study: From Gummy Bears to Celery Stalks: Diffusion and Osmosis
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue covers diffusion and osmosis.
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This article describes the DEEPER framework for scaffolding collaborative problem solving that was designed to address the student outcomes outlined by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
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This article looks at a potential factor for the existence of a research-practice gap in science instruction in higher education: instructors' access to research-based instructional materials.
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Fourth-grade students examine animal tracks to explore the nature of science.
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Demystifying Nature of Science
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Two activities help young children understand nature of science.
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Taking the "Mystery" Out of Argumentation
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A traditional mystery-powders lesson is modified to emphasize argumentation.
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Three, Two, One ... Blast Off!
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Third-grade students learn about the nature of science through a rocket engineering challenge.
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