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  • Biological/Chemical Waste Management

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  • Q: If a tree falls in a forest, and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?

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  • Career of the Month: Aerospace Engineer

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  • Undergraduate Student Conceptions of DNA and Their Understanding of Basic Science

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    An understanding of basic science is central to student success at the university level, even for students who will never work in scientific fields. Our investigation into students’ understanding of DNA is part of a…

  • What’s in the Bubbles?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about particles during a phase change. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that the bubbles formed when water boils are the result of…

  • Floating High and Low

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density and buoyancy. The probe is designed to find out how students think an object can be changed to make it float differently.

  • 3D-Printed Laboratory Accessories as a Conduit for a Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience

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    Although undergraduate research experience has proven to have positive effects on student outcomes, such opportunities are not always widely available. Options can be especially limited for early-career engineering…

  • The Sixth E

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  • Learning Science With Mobile Technologies

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    The use of technology is increasing rapidly in our society, and classroom teachers must recognize the impact and importance of technology in the lives of their students. It is crucial that college faculty involved in…

  • Magnets in Water

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about magnetism. The probe is specifically designed to determine whether students believe air is necessary for magnets to work.

  • Giant Sequoia Tree

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transformation of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that most of the matter that makes up the wood of a tree…

  • Up To the Moon!

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  • Cookie Crumbles

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think weight is conserved when a whole object is broken up into small…

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