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Archive: Science Update: Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, October 19, 2023

The FDA recently updated the requirements for nutrition labeling that appear on most packaged food products. This presentation will review the major changes in the Nutrition Facts label, explain why they were necessary, and describe how the label can...

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Archive: Science Update: From Talking Trash to Taking Action: The Science of Marine Debris, April 20, 2023

Our oceans are filled with items that do not belong there. Huge amounts of plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, lost fishing gear, abandoned vessels, and many more items enter the marine environment every day. This makes marine debris one of the most ...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Chemistry Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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Archive: Science Update: Food Agriculture – The Plant Scientist’s Toolbox, March 9, 2023

Humans have used a variety of ways to modify food crops to suit our needs and tastes for more than 10,000 years. Over this time, the plant scientists’ toolbox has grown: first with “traditional” tools (like cross-breeding, selective breeding, a...

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Journal Article

Wildfire!

By Michael Giamellaro, Elinor Wilson, and Heidi Dixon

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Journal Article

Connecting pH and Molarity to Health Care

Given the recent state of social distancing, the online lab experience discussed in this article offers an economical and versatile approach to online undergraduate chemistry lab instruction. With videoconferencing software, this experience is easily...

By Angela L. Mahaffey

Assessment Chemistry Distance Learning Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

Interactive, Physical Course Materials as Formative Assessment Opportunities to Improve Student Learning of Molecular Structure-Function Relationships

Physical and life science disciplines emphasize how basic structural units influence function, yet it is challenging for students to understand structure-function relationships, particularly at molecular scales. Undergraduates in our biology capstone...

By Robin Forbes-Lorman, Michele Korb, Amy Moser, Margaret A. Franzen, and Michelle A. Harris

Assessment Chemistry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science

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Halloween Activities: Don’t Be Spooked by the Need to Include Lab Safety

By Ken Roy

Middle School Elementary High School Preschool Chemistry General Science Physical Science Safety STEM

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Archive: Exploration Generation: Sensemaking in Rocketry, November 9, 2022

This web seminar will introduce teachers to the Exploration Generation Middle School Playlist and Unit Plan. These instructional materials provide equitable STEM experiences to students and increase educator confidence in teaching rocketry. Explore c...

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