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Trial by Science: A Forensic Extravaganza

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Trial by Science: A Forensic Extravaganza

This intriguing crime-solving activity for middle level students demonstrates some of the basics of forensic science; including the analysis of finger...

Teaching Failure in the Laboratory

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Teaching Failure in the Laboratory

Many undergraduate science students are misled by “cookbook” laboratory experiments that make science appear to be easy and to always yield antici...

Cooperative Concept Mapping

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Cooperative Concept Mapping

The author used a repeated-measures design to compare students’ exam performance after their participation in a cooperative concept-mapping workshop...

Learning about Leadership

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Learning about Leadership

Peer leaders play a key role in the success of the peer learning teaching method. In this article, we discuss the effect team learning has had on peer...

Biology of the Southeast

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Biology of the Southeast

A learning community for science students gives participants an opportunity to design and implement a field biology research project. Integrated into ...

Tech Trek: Underwater web work

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Tech Trek: Underwater web work

Looking for ways to enhance your oceanography unit? "Dive" into the many online resources available to help you explore the mysteries of the deep. The...

On Observing the Weather

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On Observing the Weather

In this article, Mount Washington Observatory meteorologist Tim Markle shares the ins and outs of his daily weather-observing routine and offers insig...

Ask the Experts—May 2004

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Ask the Experts—May 2004

The experts address the following question in this month’s column: How does a proton exchange membrane work and what exactly is the “fuel” for t...

SAFEH<sub>2</sub>O: Student Advocates for Environmental Water

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SAFEH<sub>2</sub>O: Student Advocates for Environmental Water

Through a partnership with a local business, a group of highly motivated high school students and their teacher created a not-for-profit business, St...

Positive Pitfalls

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Positive Pitfalls

“What’s in your pit?” is the common question students ask one another as they enthusiastically collect and analyze the contents of pitfall traps...

Editor's Note (May 2004)

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Editor's Note (May 2004)

Wherever you live, the weather provides a backdrop for studying science, and weather patterns play a critical role in our daily lives. They can deter...

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