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Book Chapter |
This experiment takes a molecular view of sugar formation, introducing the sucrose molecule and how it can be arranged in different formations to create materials with very different qualities. The lab introduces…
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Digesting Complex Carbohydrates: Using yeast as a model system for human digestion
Journal Article |
A fermentation lab focuses on the energy of the digestive system and engages students in the topics of metabolism, enzymology, bioengineering, and genetics. The authors describe how Beano can be used in the lab to show…
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Journal Article |
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The Molecules That Make Me Unique
Journal Article |
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Journal Article |
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Journal Article |
Coffee comes to the science lab
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Case Study |
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about food. The probe is designed to find out if students use a scientific definition of food to distinguish food items from nonfood items.
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Journal Article |
The idea that plants do photosynthesis but do not do cellular respiration is a common misconception among middle and high school students that often stems from an over-simplification of these processes in diagrams and…
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about cells. The probe is designed to find out how students think about matter composed of cells.
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life processes. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that plants and animals share several life functions, even though they are…
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Case Study |