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Web Seminar, May 11, 2021

This is a collection of resources related to the web seminar titled: The Smithsonian’s COVID-19! How Can I protect Myself and Others? Guide. The web...

Biology General Science Life Science

Web Seminar

Archive: The Smithsonian’s COVID-19! How Can I protect Myself and Others? Guide, May 11, 2021

For the past year, the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? guide has supported young...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology General Science Life Science STEM

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Web Seminar, June 10, 2021

This is a collection of resources related to the web seminar titled: Science Update: Mapping Ozone Pollution Using Satellites and Plants. The web semi...

Biology Climate Change General Science Life Science

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Web Seminar, August 19, 2021

This is a collection of resources related to the web seminar titled: Science Update: The Amazon: Why We Should Care and What We Should Fear. The web s...

Biology Environmental Science

Journal Article

Oligotrophic

By Quinn Washburn, Sarah Wolf, Jay Well, Stephen Noell, Chih-Ping Lee, Luis M. Bolaños, Stephen J. Giovannoni, and Christopher P. Suffridge

High School Biology Climate Change Curriculum Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices

Journal Article

Exploring the Zooniverse

By Lacey Huffling, Heather Scott, Melissa Weeks, Hayward Johnson, Britt Gantt, and Regina Collins

Middle School High School Biology Citizen Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Environmental Science Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

From Local to Global

By Nancy Trautmann, Laura Branch, Rebecca Rehder Wingerden, Michelle Watkins, Janet Ort, and Kelsey Deal

High School 5E Biology Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Bringing Literacy into the Biology Classroom Using Story Progressions

By Miranda Mellen

High School Biology Literacy Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: The Amazon: Why We Should Care and What We Should Fear, August 19, 2021

Thousands of miles away, the Amazon affects our climate, what we eat, the medicines we take, and it may be the source of our next pandemic. Why is for...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Climate Change Environmental Science Life Science STEM

Journal Article

Undergraduate Student Conceptions of DNA and Their Understanding of Basic Science

An understanding of basic science is central to student success at the university level, even for students who will never work in scientific fields. O...

By Megan Nieberding, Sanlyn Buxner, Lisa Elfring, and Christopher Impey

Postsecondary Biology Life Science Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

The Effect of Online Instruction in an Introductory Anatomy and Physiology Course and Implications for Online Laboratory Instruction in Health Field Prerequisites

Education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is increasingly online, even the laboratory components of STEM courses. As online labor...

By Patrick Brown and Jonathan Peterson

Postsecondary Biology Labs Technology

Journal Article

Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students

This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican pr...

By Lillian Arvelo-Márquez, Ana T. Méndez-Merced, José Monterrubio-Álvarez, Karlo Malavé-Llamas, Lilliam Lizardi-O’Neill, Ezequiel De J. Bayuelo-Flórez, and José Soto-Sonera

Postsecondary Biology New Science Teachers Teaching Strategies