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A first grade teacher in an urban school, eager to bring authentic science into the classroom, provides an opportunity for her students to experience science adventures and explorations, while also getting parents…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: What Happens to Seeds?
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Wondering what will happen, waiting for a change, watching a young plant unfold--these are what make experimenting with seeds so enticing. Early experiences with planting seeds can lay a foundation for further learning…
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Using course materials to promote visual literacy skills is an important aspect of undergraduate science education. A comparison study was undertaken to determine the composition of visual representation, specifically…
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Favorite Demonstration: Scaffolding the Unbelievable—Understanding Light and Vision
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In this article, the author describes how to challenge students with three intriguing questions and scaffolding techniques to help them develop a deeper understanding of light and vision. Through these surprising…
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Chemistry students appear to bring significantly higher critical-thinking skill to their nonmajors course than do biology students. Knowing student preconceptions and thinking ability is essential to learning growth and…
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Students participate in an ecological pen pal exchange that focused on the broad differences in biodiversity between Scotland and America.
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Information Literacy in Introductory Biology
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Incorporating information literacy exercises into the science curriculum will help students to navigate through the myriad of information available in different formats, and to become better scientific thinkers and…
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Students’ Perceptions of Using Personal Response Systems (“Clickers”) With Case in Science
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The authors explored whether a new pedagogy using personal response systems (clickers) along with case study teaching improved students’ perceptions of their understanding of science in large introductory biology…
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The "Book Bag Buddies" project gives third-grade students a chance to channel their enthusiasm and research from science investigations into writing. Students integrated science content and language arts by using their…
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Science 101: What exactly is energy?
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It isn’t an easy task to explain what energy is. For that simple answer, let’s head to your average science textbook and retrieve the following: “Energy is the ability to do work.” Okay, but what does that mean? What do…
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Research and Teaching: Factors Influencing College Science Success
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As college science teachers, our work is reflected in the achievement of our students. Their success in achieving course goals is our success, and their failure, ours. Predicting course grades is big business. From…
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Supporting English Language Learners’ Reading in the Science Classroom
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It may seem obvious that students with limited reading skills also have limited educational opportunities. Students acquiring English as their second, non-native language—presently referred to as English Language…
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This "Biology Senior Seminar" is a prerequisite for all biology majors. The course integrates curriculum studies with critical analysis of current biology research and communication skills to provide a capstone…
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Editor’s Note: We Resourceful Teachers
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Many things have changed in education in recent decades. There is an obsession with standards and assessments, for example. But one thing hasn’t changed: Teachers rarely have the resources to do their jobs. One thing a…
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Formative Assessment Probes: “Doing” Science
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The “Doing Science” probe from Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Another 25 Formative Assessment Probes (Keeley, Eberle, and Dorsey 2008) can reveal some surprising ideas your students have about how scientists do…
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