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Scope on Safety: All about asbestos

Asbestos has been used in the construction of elementary, middle, and high school ceilings, floor tile adhesives, pipe and structural beam insulations...

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Editorial: October Salute

This special issue of JCST once again features a set of articles on the use of case studies in science assembled by Clyde (Kipp) Herreid, Distinguishe...

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The Case of the Druid Dracula: A Directed "Clicker" Case Study on DNA Fingerprinting

This article describes how case studies have been successfully implemented in an introductory biology course of 300+ students using available technolo...

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A Killer Lake

In 1986, Lake Nyos, a volcanic lake in Cameroon, released a huge amount of carbon dioxide gas, killing over 1,700 people in the surrounding area. This...

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Ask the Experts -- October 2005

The Experts tackle the question, "What is the underlying natural phenomenon that causes the natural log function to show up so frequently in scientifi...

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A Year Without Procedures

Step-by-step instructions in the chemistry lab often eliminate opportunities for inquiry, higher levels of thinking, and the sense of accomplishment s...

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Artificial Sanity: A Case Study for a Class in Introductory Psychology

Using the story of death row inmate Charles Singleton, who developed paranoid schizophrenia while in prison awaiting execution, this case study explor...

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Inquiry, Science Workshop Style

Few people are more curious about their worlds than young children. In many published programs, lessons revolve around set questions, with step-by-st...

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Science Shorts: Nature of Science Is...

The phrase “nature of science” refers to the characteristics of scientific knowledge that necessarily result from the scientific investigations th...

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Igniting Girl's Interest in Science Careers

Since leaving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a passion of Sally Ride's has been to find ways to keep girls interested in sc...

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Science Sampler: Out of the Stone Age

A collection of rocks and minerals can bring out the little kid in middle school students. When they walk into the classroom and see all of the rocks,...

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Career of the Month: An Interview with Sport Biomechanist Bill Sands

This month's column features Bill Sands, a Sports Biomechanist at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC). As Head of Sport Biomechanics and Engineerin...

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A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed: A Case Study on Human Respiratory Physiology

The dynamics of oxygen transport by the blood can be a particularly difficult topic for students to grasp. A directed case study about carbon monoxide...

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Breaking into Inquiry

An inquiry-based curriculum requires teachers to design experiences that engage students in scientific phenomena through direct observation, data gath...

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It's a Small World After All

One fifth-grade class builds their science-process skills while exploring nanotechnology. Students researched the technology that makes this fabric s...