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Inquiry-Based Science and the Next Generation Science Standards: A Magnetic Attraction
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An emergent inquiry unit allows students to reach their own conclusions about magnets.
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Biological Effects of Static Magnetic Fields: Ideal Experiments for Introductory Courses
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A serendipitous finding involving static magnetic fields can be used to design experiments suitable for both science and nonscience majors. It has been reported that organisms respond differently to high-gauss magnetic…
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the formative assessment probe “Can You Pick It up With a Magnet?” which is designed to find out what types of materials…
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The valence-shell electron-pair repulsion model (VSEPR model) provides a simple way of predicting the molecular geometries. However, the particularly challenging part in demonstrating the VSEPR models is to show the “…