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Exploring maker spaces, engineering, and more
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Evaluating Lessons for Sensemaking Using the NSTA Sensemaking Tool
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The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about brainstorming. The probe is designed to determine the extent to which students understand the norms of good teamwork during the brainstorming…
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Outcomes for Peer-Based Mentors in a University-Wide STEM Persistence Program: A Three-Year Analysis
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While the majority of STEM persistence has focused on outcomes for first-year students, there has been little investigation into the outcomes for peer mentors. Of the studies conducted, results are promising. Benefits…
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How Do Animals Brush Their Teeth?
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Making Critical Thinking Visible for Student Analysis and Reflection
Journal Article |
Practice critical-thinking skills with this phenomena-centered dinosaur bone activity.
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Teaching and Learning Through Storylines
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Addressing Student Diversity and Equity
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Polymers Course for Small Colleges and Universities
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This article describes the course design and teaching methodology for a polymer chemistry and applications lecture class specifically aimed at small college and university instruction. This intermediate course for…
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Why Do Some People Get Easily Sunburned?
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Why Does the Ocean Turn Turquoise?
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