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Two Paper Airplane Design Challenges: Customizing for Different Learning Objectives
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This article describes two examples of how a common, underlying design task—designing a paper airplane—was modified to meet the needs of two very different college science courses. These cases illustrate both important…
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Designing and Implementing a Hands-On, Inquiry-Based Molecular Biology Course
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Inquiry-based learning was used to enhance an undergraduate molecular biology course at Georgia Southern University, a primarily undergraduate institution in rural southeast Georgia. The goal was to use a long-term, in-…
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Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers (e-book)
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If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engineering Design Challenges is the book for you. At its core are 13 units…
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Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms (e-book)
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Science teachers, like all teachers, start each school year with high hopes and expectations for students to succeed. They plan their lessons, scramble to get the necessary equipment, and work hard to engage their…
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Racing with the Sun: Students learn physics while designing a solar-powered vehicle
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Through this yearlong inquiry investigation, high school physics students design, create, and race a solar-powered vehicle. The design process helps students learn invaluable science, technology, mathematics,…
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Building Bee Houses: Designing and Constructing Solitary Bee Houses for Scientific Investigations
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Engineer a habitat for pollinators that will increase their numbers and diversity—and answer a student-generated research question.
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In this article the authors describe changes in an undergraduate anatomy and physiology (A…
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Science Meets Engineering: Applying the Design Process to Monitor Leatherback Turtle Hatchlings
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Explore how temperature and humidity determine the sex of leatherback turtle hatchlings.
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