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Journal Article
How Do You Sample a Frozen River?
Through the Sediment, Ice, & Learning on the Tanana (SILT) project, a team of university scientists engaged two middle school student groups in testin...
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Sustainable Schoolyards is a 5-month professional learning program run by the California Global Education Project to facilitate teachers working with ...
By Devon Azzam, Kaylee Laub, Danielle Harlow
Journal Article
From Sun to Shade: Exploring Environmental Changes During the Total Solar Eclipse
Excitement is building in anticipation of the total solar eclipse taking place this April 2024. During the total solar eclipse, the moon will pass bet...
By Jill Nugent
Journal Article
Effective learning through a remote lab kit in an undergraduate invertebrate biology course
Active learning provides students with meaningful and introspective roles in education. However, it’s difficult to achieve in online class settings,...
By Daniel Zarate, Kathleen Sheahan, Jingchun Li
Journal Article
Redesigning an environmental curriculum for student engagement
Apart from equipping learners with 21st-century skills, environmental science (ES) education fosters problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, a...
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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-...
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Journal Article
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 s...
Journal Article
Engaging Students in Waste-to-Energy Research Using Model Biodigesters
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a natural process whereby microorganisms break down organic material in the absence of oxygen. Biodigesters (sealed tanks ...
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"Signs, Signs, Everywhere the Signs": Interpretive Trail Signage for Biodiversity Education
Postsecondary science faculty face challenges in balancing the engagement of undergraduates while concomitantly ensuring knowledge is gained and retai...
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Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences for Laboratory Learning in the Life Sciences
Laboratory learning in the life sciences is historically centered around following recipe-like instructions to complete activities with defined outcom...
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Journal Article
Teach Sublimation With Markers!
Sublimation, the change of state from solid to gas, is a challenging concept for many students to grasp and a curious phenomenon to investigate. Our e...
By Christine G. Schnittka and Mark Brenneman
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...
By Adriana E. Martinez and Alejandra O. Martinez
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 5, 2023
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Connecting the Science of Water to Students’ Communities
By Molly German, Jessica Hernandez, and Rachel Scherr
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 6, 2023
By Debra Shapiro