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We describe a hands-on, collaborative activity designed to illustrate general properties of evolution, provide practice for quantitative skills, promote creativity and collaboration, and enable student self-assessment…
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Evolutionary Relationships Argument
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Transition to Virtual Judging for In-Person Elementary School Science Fairs
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Visual elements such as graphs, tables, and diagrams are essential components of scientific writing. Although scientific writing textbooks and guides often contain information on how to design such visuals, little has…
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Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy
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Interdisciplinary education offers a collaborative approach to multifaceted topics, such as environmental sustainability. In this article, we present the conceptual framework and lessons learned from a team-taught…
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Student Acceptance of Evolution
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Acceptance of human evolution seems to be the majority position for the U.S. population; however, acceptance of evolution among conservative Christian groups is low, sometimes below 50%. There are many different reasons…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Moon phases. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the role of light reflection and the positional relationship between the Earth…
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Community College Students Rise to the Challenge
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High-structure course designs have reduced achievement gaps for low-income and underrepresented minority students at research universities. But do community college students have time to do the preclass preparation…
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Crafting and Critiquing Climate Change Evidence Arguments
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about matter. The probe is designed to reveal the characteristics students use to describe and define matter.
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about eclipses. The probe is designed to find out what students think happens during a solar eclipse.
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Scientist Circles: Fostering Student Participation and Collaboration in Class Discussions
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Moving students into a circle so they can see and speak directly to each other can transform a quiet classroom into a collaborative discussion space!
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