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A Versatile Module to Improve Understanding of Scientific Literature Through Peer Instruction
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Using primary literature in undergraduate science classes helps teach students both scientific information and process. However, students’ lack of understanding of scientific techniques can hinder their understanding of…
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Methods and Strategies: Birds of a Feather . . .
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue investigates birds.
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More Space Shuttle Experiments Take Flight
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In the November/December 1997 issue of Science and Children, the article “Space Shuttle Experiments Take Flight” described a unique industry mentorship program that enabled elementary students and their teachers to…
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Incorporating dramatizations into science classes is a useful strategy for demonstrating phenomena that are difficult or impossible to observe directly. The dramatizations are designed to help students learn by…
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This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue helps students understand the consequences of concussions.
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One fifth-grade class builds their science-process skills while exploring nanotechnology. Students researched the technology that makes this fabric stain-resistant to common staining agents. In the process, students…
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It’s that time of year again, when avoiding the flu is on everyone’s mind. As we brace ourselves for possible flu outbreaks, the need to understand biological issues related to this virus becomes clear. Through modeling…
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How Middle School Students Come Face to Face With Down Syndrome Research
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This article discusses how real research on Down syndrome, being done in a lab at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), was incorporated into a laboratory activity for middle school students. The…
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Journeying "Down the Rabbit Hole"
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As part of a science methods course, a group of preservice teachers was challenged to develop an understanding of science as inquiry. By selecting an object and conducting a series of seasonal observations of how that…
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Using Web Logs in the Science Classroom
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As educators we must ask ourselves if we are meeting the needs of today’s students. The science world is adapting to our ever-changing society; are the methodology and philosophy of our educational system keeping up? In…
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Scope on Safety: Yes, you need a Chemical Hygiene Officer
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The Chemical Hygiene Officer's (CHO) role is absolutely critical in fostering and ensuring both chemical hygiene practices and the chemical hygiene plan. OSHA defines the Chemical Hygiene Officer as an “employee who is…
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Safer Science: Safety Speaks in Symbols
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses the new Safety Data Sheet.
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Science Sampler: The eight-step method to great group work
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Many science teachers already understand the importance of cooperative learning in the classroom and during lab exercises. However, many teachers shy away from group work because of the challenges associated with…
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Society for College Science Teachers: Facilitator Versus Teacher
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Educational fads in higher education are interesting phenomena. They seem to bubble up from the K-12 sector, but have little substantial research to support their use in the college setting. Fads seem to gain footholds…
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Writing Assignments in a Nonmajor Introductory Ecology Class
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A unit was developed which incorporated writing assignments into an introductory ecology class to encourage nonmajors to improve their writing skills and gain an appreciation for environmental issues. Statistical…
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