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Archive: Science Update: Space Weather on Our Approach to Solar Max, August 15, 2024
Join us on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about space weather from NASA. In this web seminar, we will delve into the recent solar storm that illuminated the skies with stunning auroras across North America on May 10t...
Web Seminar
GenomeTrakr is a whole genome sequencing (WGS) tool used to identify foodborne pathogens and reduce foodborne illness. GenomeTrakr is the first distributed network of labs using WGS to identify pathogens. It consists of several labs in the United Sta...
Journal Article
Student Self-Assessment of Exam Preparation in 100 and 200-Level Chemistry Courses
Student self-assessment surveys were utilized to look at student study habits in several areas. Both self-reported study time and study methods were explored. Surveys were given to students after receiving their graded exams. When compared to the ...
By Andrew Karatjas
Journal Article
Pedagogical approaches for supporting students’ argumentative writing in science laboratories have not been fully established. This paper examines the development of argumentative abilities in undergraduate students enrolled in chemistry laboratory...
By Ruomei Gao, Judith Weinstein-Lloyd, Jody Cardinal
Journal Article
Too often, science courses (e.g, biology, chemistry, and physics) are disconnected from one another. When this happens, students often don’t see how the different disciplines relate to one another. For example, we have heard students ask, “Which...
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The purpose of this article is to describe a lesson aimed at teaching students the function of enzymes in order to obtain mastery of NGSS Standard HS-LS1-2. The lesson is designed to engage learners through the frameworks of the 5E process and sensem...
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A Solar Panel Modeling Project for Chemistry
The Solar Panel Modeling Project challenged 10th-grade chemistry students to apply knowledge of Atomic Models to explain electricity generation in a solar panel, deepening their scientific literacy about climate solutions. Here, I describe the proje...
Web Seminar
Turn your classroom into a forensics lab and help your students solidify their understanding of chemistry concepts. Join Vernier chemistry specialist Nüsret Hisim as he shares his classroom-tested techniques for sparking engagement through hands...
Journal Article
How many times have you found yourself sitting in a cafeteria or classroom staring at a professional development PowerPoint being presented by someone who hasn’t been in a classroom or practiced science in years? There is another way! Teachers all ...
By Adriana E. Martinez and Alejandra O. Martinez
Web Seminar
Identifying a rock or mineral can be the beginning of an investigation. Every rock has a story just waiting to be told, and everyone loves to hear a good story. Prof. Baxter will give rocks their own voice and share several rock stories about L...
Journal Article
Connecting the Science of Water to Students’ Communities
By Molly German, Jessica Hernandez, and Rachel Scherr
Journal Article
The COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors to suddenly pivot from in-person to remote teaching and students to rapidly adapt their learning strategies. During this emergency instruction period, 21 semistructured, one-on-one interviews were conducted to...
By Pouya Bahrami, Denice Blanco, Hannah Thetford, Li Ye, and Julia Y. K. Chan
Journal Article
An Undergraduate Independent Study Project
A lateral flow assay was designed and optimized as an independent study project that aimed to develop an assay for the qualitative detection of troponin assay. Lateral flow assays (the classic example being a pregnancy test) have the advantage of bei...
By Ellie Schilling, Joy Sandman, Rida Sait, April Stich, Kwaku Baryeh, and Gifty Blankson
Journal Article
Improving Writing Skills Through Scripting a Science Podcast for Non-Expert Audiences
In this article, we describe and analyze the experience of undergraduate chemistry students who scripted episodes of a science podcast for non-expert audiences. This practice aimed to improve public communication of science and technology, often supp...
By Carolina Sotério and Salete Linhares Queiroz

