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Safer Science: Don't Make Your Lab a McDonald's
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses reasons why food and drink should not be allowed in the lab.
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Rethinking Laboratories: Tools for converting cookbook labs into inquiry
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An inquiry analysis tool and adaptation principles help teachers evaluate and adapt laboratories to be more inquiry-oriented.
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Buffer Biology: A design-your-own lab for chemistry
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This article presents a buffer investigation to learn about the buffering capacity of household products such as shampoo and hand lotion. Students design and perform their own chemistry lab to gain a better…
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Safer Science: Pay Attention to Lab Occupancy Load
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses lab occupancy load.
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Research and Teaching: Inquiry in the Community College Biology Lab
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A qualitative analysis of students’ reactions and outcomes to a long-term inquiry experience in a freshman biology course shows positive results. Students posed research questions and designed experiments. The analysis…
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Science Sampler: Writing in Science—Beyond the lab report
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“This isn’t English class!” but creative writing can be a useful tool for increasing comprehension of science topics, and writing skills are so necessary that they need to be practiced in all classes. Learn how the…
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Science Sampler: Making the most of limited lab facilities
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Despite less-than-adequate lab facilities, it is possible to come up with creative ways to provide your students with quality, lab-based activities. These strategies include the use of basket labs, progressive hand-…
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After the Lab: Learning Begins When Cleanup Starts
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Having students design their own methods regarding data collection during a lab may help them formulate appropriate investigative procedures. The authors use a modified gallery walk to develop science skills.