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Using the ChangeMaker Mindsets™ to Enhance STEM Experiences
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A ChangeMaker is anyone who chooses to take creative action to solve a problem for impact. The ChangeMaker Mindsets™ help youth navigate ambiguity and reframe thinking toward problem-solving. As students embrace…
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Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course
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At our small liberal arts college, we recently introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors. This course, entitled “The Urban Ecosystem,” explores various aspects of science…
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Gather authentic data on a nesting coastal seabird.
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A multi-disciplinary investigation into ancient cat extinctions.
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A full understanding of the mechanisms behind and the importance of scientific research is invaluable to all college students. The Mock Experiment can be used to introduce science and nonscience majors to the scientific…
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Science for All: Assess your coteaching chemistry through experience
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Strategies for increasing student engagement.
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Students interact with a scientist virtually and make nanoscale observations of insects using an online scanning electron microscope.
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Experiences, Patterns, and Explanations
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In an activity sequence that took place over several days, the class learned about sound and how people hear sounds. Following each activity, students engaged in whole-group sharing sessions and individual journal-…
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Shifting to an Inquiry-Based Experience
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The authors provide a prescriptive, step-by-step method to convert a cookbook lab into an inquiry-based science experience.