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Tech Trek: Create a critter

Two things students are interested in are computers and bugs. In this article, students work in pairs to create their own imaginary insect, design it ...

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Urban Bird-Watching II

In “Urban Bird-Watching,” previously published in Science Scope, the author described an activity designed to get students out of the classroom an...

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Developing Inquiring Minds: Students use chromatography to separate the colors in fall leaves

In this scientific inquiry experience, students brainstormed observations of the autumn trees, noticing the patterns in certain trees and which parts ...

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Taking Flight with NASA

Our lives are integrally connected to airplanes. The products we buy, the mail we send and receive, and the vacations or business trips we take are al...

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A Mentoring Program with Hands-on Laboratory Experiments: Bridging the Needs of Elementary School Students and Women Undergraduates in a Science Community Program

This article describes a program in which middle-school girls are paired with women undergraduate science majors to carry out hands-on laboratory expe...

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Research vs. Teaching: Can the Roles Be Combined? An Interview with Physiologist Barbara Horwitz of the University of California-Davis

Recognized researcher and distinguished teacher Dr. Barbara Horwitz of the University of California-Davis shares her thoughts on her career as both a ...

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Sizing Up Science Competitions: Guidelines for choosing a science contest for students

Each fall, teachers receive many packets in the mail announcing exciting science contests for students. Because many of these contests promise prizes,...

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Editorial: Thoughts on Electronic Publication: Edging into the Future—Electronically

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