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Outcomes assessment was conducted with a pretest/post-test design in an online nonmajors’ biology course that included laboratory and lecture components. Data were compared with those of students at the same college…
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When learning, students yearn for meaning, challenge, and relevance. Integrated learning fulfills these desires by limiting the compartmentalization of learning—providing a more coherent learning environment. Too often…
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Scope on the Skies: Tracking planets around the Sun
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In earlier columns, the celestial coordinate system of hour circles of right ascension and degrees of declination was introduced along with the use of an equatorial star chart (see SFA Star Charts in Resources). This…
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Many science teachers in the Los Angeles School District were concerned over the low number of students electing to take a third year of science. Based on this concern, this articles focuses on the science reform effort…
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“On your mark, get set, go!” Elementary students love to hear these words as they participate in the annual Third Grade Better Boat Challenge. This highly motivational project started a few years ago as the author was…
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Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism: Helping students avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism
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Once a student has plagiarized successfully, they are likely to try it repeatedly and before long their enthusiasm to learn has been robbed. Today’s technology-savvy students are finding it easy to plagiarize papers…
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Editor’s Corner: Today’s Polar Science
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The Earth’s polar regions once seemed a remote realm, accessible only through the compelling tales of intrepid explorer-scientists. Accounts of these polar explorers have long fascinated our imagination. Today, Earth’s…
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Commentary: He Should Have Seen It Coming When the Spiders Hatched
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An opinion piece about education being a lifestyle and how an educator brings a spouse into that lifestyle.
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Scope on the skies: Moons—Natural satellites
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. The moons (natural satellites) of the solar system are especially interesting in their incredible range of diversity.
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Scope on the Skies: Out with the old and in with the new
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Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is not only a transition between seasons; it is also a transition between the brighter starry winter skies and the relatively dimmer skies of the spring season. Our solar system is also…
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The Second Dimension—Crosscutting Concepts
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The author discusses the Framework's Crosscutting Concepts, specifically Dimension Two.
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Commentary: Seven Steps to Teaching With Inquiry
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Science is more than a collection of facts—it is a way of thinking and exploring our world that leads to understanding about what is happening around us. This month’s Commentary presents seven steps that are designed to…
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Primary literature in molecular genetics is often inaccessible to undergraduates. This article describes an adaptation of a method of teaching students to read primary literature. The quality of students' lab projects…
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Methods and Strategies: Making Time for Science
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Some may argue that little can be done to improve the amount of time available for science until policy makers and administrators provide support. Such support is certainly needed. However, individual teachers can make…
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The Case Study: Using a Case-Study Article to Effectively Introduce Mitosis
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Community college students in a nonmajors biology class are introduced to mitosis by reading a case-study article that allows them to gauge how many times various parts of their bodies have been regenerated. The case-…
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