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Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task
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This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting.
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Science and Literacy: Tools for Life
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This article describes three interconnected strategies to help form the structure of support that you and your students can use to reach both goals simultaneously: performance expectations for students, explicit…
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Conservation of Matter in the Life Sciences
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Create terraria to teach plant functions, matter cycling, and the conservation of matter.
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The Early Years: "Life" Science
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses the complete life cycle of a plant.
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Bringing Science History to Life
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Can science history be interesting for students? You bet! Science, after all, is creative, and scientists go about their work in a variety of creative ways. In addition to understanding how scientists perform their work…
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Bringing the Ethical Debate to Life
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Virtual Storm Chase: Bringing the Atmospheric Sciences to Life Through an Interactive Case Study
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An in-class case study is presented for use in a liberal arts core extreme weather course, designed to foster science literacy, appreciation, and critical thinking skills in nonscience majors.
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CLSI: Cool Life Science Investigations
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With the number of popular medical and forensics programs on television and many references in the media today, even elementary students can comfortably throw around terms such as cells, DNA, and artificial products…
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Integrating Technology: Bringing Science to Life
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This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. Using social learning to make real-world connections in science.