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  • Shrinking Our Footprints

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    In this unit, each student calculates his or her own ecological footprint as the basis for becoming more environmentally friendly. Over two weeks, students analyze their own lifestyles and use their understanding of…

  • Teaching the Principles of Geomicrobiology and the Process of Experimental Research to Undergraduate and First-Year Graduate Students

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    This article presents a framework for a geomicrobiology course design that has produced impressive gains in students’ contextual knowledge (e.g., Felder and Brent 2004a). The approach centers on the design and execution…

  • Scope on Safety: Combating corrosion

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    Corrosion is a broad term that applies when something is being broken down due to a chemical reaction. Rust or wet corrosion is a specific type of corrosion where iron or steel reacts with water. Science teachers often…

  • Case Study: Cats Have Nine Lives, But Only One Liver—The Effects of Acetaminophen

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    This case recounts the story of a student who gave her cat half of a Tylenol tablet not knowing its potential harmful effects. The cat survives, but the incident motivates the student to learn more about the reaction…

  • Science Sampler: Did the beanstalk really reach the sky? Using fairy tales to teach science

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    Inquiry is the guiding philosophy in school science curriculum design in Singapore. Inquiry requires students to be able to use their existing scientific knowledge to formulate hypotheses and critique and evaluate…

  • The Case Study: I'm Looking Over a White Striped Clover: A Case of Natural Selection

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    The case presented in this article is an exploration of the process of natural selection using white clover (Trifolium repens) as an example. In general, two forms of white clover can be found around the world in…

  • Society for College Science Teachers: PowerPoint Queens and Online Kings

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    Technology provides potentially useful tools for colleges and universities. There is always one important ingredient that cannot be left out, however, and that is an effective professor. An effective professor provides…

  • Scope on the Skies: January in the skies

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    Celestial events abound during the month of January, ranging from a potentially bright comet, visible planets in both the morning and evening skies, and the Huygens probe descent into the atmosphere of Saturn's moon,…

  • Issues in-depth: Are you what you eat? An inside look at high-tech food

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    If we abide by the familiar saying “you are what you eat,” it is understandable that people may be concerned with the incredible advances in food science technology and their possible impacts on human health. For…

  • Science Sampler: Caution! Scientists in the making

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    Equipping students with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of mind necessary to design investigative questions is an essential goal for any science teacher. Just as with anything new, when students begin to design…

  • Idea Bank: Mixing Proverbs and Chemistry

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    Learning symbols for elements is a chore few students enjoy. Even though many students become confused along the way, this knowledge is essential in the study of chemistry. To help students with this learning process,…

  • The Science Behind Nanosunscreens

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    In this article, the authors provide a brief overview of the emerging field of nanoscience and why it is an important area of education. They next explain the science behind the new nanoparticulate sunscreens, describe…

  • Teaching Through Trade Books: Differences and Diversity

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    Diversity is not an unusual topic in classrooms studying biology. From the wondrous variety of animals and plants in the rain forest to the microcosm present in soil, most teachers have taught diversity through one…

  • Science Sampler: Beyond Yellowstone

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    In 2001, Yellowstone National Parks’ education staff launched Windows Into Wonderland (WIW), a series of six internet-based, electronic field trips, or “eTrips,” designed especially for middle school students. Today 17…

  • Perspectives: Examining the Learning Cycle

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    Cognitive scientists tell us that students need to relate new ideas to their experience and place new ideas into a framework for understanding (Bransford, Brown, and Cocking 2001). Thus exploring phenomena before…

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