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FIRST: A Model for Developing New Science Faculty
Developing education skills in future college faculty is challenging. At the postdoctoral level, Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) ...
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Modeling the Research Process: Alternative Approaches to Teaching Undergraduates
An Introduction to Research course was modified to better teach the process of scientific inquiry to students who were not engaged in research project...
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Favorite Demonstration: A Fruity Biochemistry Demonstration
Inquiry, high-order thinking, reasoning skills, and critical thinking are buzzwords for the outcomes for which college science instructors strive. Th...
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Society for College Science Teachers: Grade Inflation -- Is Ranking Students the Answer?
In recent years, several solutions have been proposed at various institutions nationwide to curb the phenomena of "grade inflation". Solutions includ...
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The Case Study: The Pima Experience -- Three Easy Pieces
The Academic Director of a University Honors Program in Buffalo, NY finds himself at Pima Community College, one of the nation's premier minority/majo...
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Spice up your science curriculum by partnering with a local university to bring talent and resources into your classroom-- it's not as daunting as you...
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Editor's Note (April/May 2005)
No matter how the seasons come and go in your part of the country, there is science to be explored. In this section the editor discusses moving beyon...
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Tech Trek: How reliable is the temperature forecast?
The internet has become as commonplace as a daily newspaper, and is a primary source of news for middle school students. Access to up-to-the minute we...
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Science 101: What causes tsunamis?
The word "tsunami" brings to mind one towering wave but actually refers to a series of waves, most often caused by an undersea earthquake. This artic...
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Tried and true: It's all done with mirrors
Reflect the magic of science using the following activities to spur an interest in the study of light and its associated properties with the use of m...
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Ask the Experts -- April/May 2005
In this month's Ask the Experts column, the following questions are addressed: "Why does metal feel cold? And why are metals shiny?" and "Why does the...
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Learn about the partnership formed between students from Purdue University’s, "Engineering Projects In Community Service" (EPICS) and students at H...