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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 ...

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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...

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

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Teaching Environmental Social Justice

By Donna L. Ross, Kimberly Elliot, and Jeff Bonine

Biology Environmental Science Equity Life Science Multicultural Social Justice

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Bringing the Ethical Debate to Life

By Deena L. Gould, Tyler Eglen, Tawnya Brusstar, Gene Moran, Tamara Merritt, and Ruth Wylie

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Life Science NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Computing in Bioinformatics and Engaged Student Learning

The field of biology education—and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines more broadly—has witnessed two major shifts in the past decade: (i) the increased awareness of research-based instructional strategies (...

By Tina A. Marcroft, Chris Rasmussen, and Scott T. Kelley

Biology Computer Science Life Science Technology

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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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Integrating the Concept of Homeostasis Into a First-Semester Anatomy and Physiology Course Through Short Predict-Observe-Explain Activities

Historically, undergraduate anatomy and physiology (A&P) has been a challenging course for incorporating conceptual learning techniques due to large class sizes and an emphasis on content and terminology. The project utilized the Predict-Observe-...

By Sammi Moore, Ron Gray, and Jeff Meilander

Postsecondary Biology Interdisciplinary Life Science Teacher Preparation

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Student Acceptance of Evolution

Acceptance of human evolution seems to be the majority position for the U.S. population; however, acceptance of evolution among conservative Christian groups is low, sometimes below 50%. There are many different reasons for this low acceptance, leadi...

By Daniel G. Ferguson, Jamie L. Jensen, Adhieu Arok, Seth M. Bybee, and T. Heath Ogden

Biology Curriculum Evolution Life Science Pedagogy

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Learning About Coastal Zone Plants—Integrating Formal and Informal Teaching and Learning Practices

By M. Alexandra Abreu Lima and Lia Vasconcelos

Informal Education Biology Climate Change Environmental Science Life Science STEM