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Blast Off into Space Science with Fuses

Batteries and bulbs electrify middle school students. In fact, one of the most engaging activities in the authors’ classroom is building fuses. When...

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What's the Buzz? A classroom simulation teaches students about life in the hive

The opportunity to be a part of a functioning hive and the experiential nature of the lesson enabled students to learn how each bee's job contributes ...

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Editorial: Where There's a Market, There's a Way: Student Entrepreneurs—Filling a Niche in Education

The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue. ...

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Scuba Science

To bridge the textbook compartmentalization of science courses and to bring the spirit of interdisciplinary investigation into the classroom, the auth...

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How Big Are Raindrops?

Wilson A. Bentley, an American naturalist, studied precipitation whenever he could spare a few moments away from his dairy farm. Rain, sleet, hail, sn...

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Observational Journals: An Aid to Sky Watching: A Stellar Exercise—Predicting Events in the Sky

The endless procession of the Sun, Moon, and stars allows science students to fashion predictive models by keeping their own observational journals. T...

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Blow-by-Blow Inquiry: Students use their minds and lungs in this engaging inquiry activity

To promote the spirit of science as inquiry, this article presents an engaging activity that capitalized on students’ interest in the homerun-hittin...

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Point of View: Astrobiology Courses—A Useful Framework for Teaching Interdisciplinary Science: Setting the Record Straight on the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Intelligence

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue focuses on Astrobiology—the...

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Commentary: Tips for Successful Presentations

An opinion piece about presentations and tips for making them successful. ...

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Choosing Primary Literature in Biology to Achieve Specific Educational Goals: Some Guidelines for Identifying the Strengths and Weaknesses of Prospective Research Articles

The author, a professor at SUNY Geneseo, reports on her experiences using primary literature as the major focus of a seminar on evolutionary biology. ...