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A Shared Biology Teaching Experience Among Undergraduate Colleges: The "Spartan Speakers Program”—Benefiting Colleges and Universities Across Michigan

In over 18 years of operation, the Michigan State University’s “Spartan Speakers Program” has provided over 346 quality seminars, discussions, a...

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Guest Editorial: In Search of Science for All

An opinion piece about the issue of inclusion in the elementary science classroom....

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Original Research Projects: A Major Component of an Undergraduate Microbiology Course: Engaging in Independent Research—Studying a Karst Aquifer in South Central Texas

This article describes a new teaching strategy employed in a senior-level microbiology course where up to 25 students are introduced to and conduct se...

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A Science-in-the-Making Course for Nonscience Majors: Reinforcing the Scientific Method Using an Inquiry Approach

Using the inquiry method, nonscience majors in Portland State University’s Natural Science Inquiry classes complete student-directed projects, indiv...

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Clean Stream Program

Fresh water is one of our most important resources, yet 97 percent of Earth’s water is salt water and an additional 2 percent is frozen in glaciers ...

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Favorite Demonstration: An Interactive, Fiery Model of Genetic Complementation—Shedding Light on a Conceptually Difficult Biological Topic

The phenomenon of complementation is not only one of the most important, but it is also one of the most challenging concepts for undergraduate genetic...

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Editor's Roundtable: Drawing conclusions

Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Out of Sight: Investigating Unseen Objects

In this module, students measure and map unseen objects hidden within boxes representing the ocean floor. These instructional activities use the eleme...

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What Research Says: What Have Researchers Been Saying About Science Fairs?

To help stimulate more interest in science fairs, this article offers a brief history and rationale of the science fair, discusses the research that h...

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Introducing Undergraduates to Diagnostic Virology Using PCR: Understanding Molecular Techniques of DNA Analysis in Diagnostic Medicine

In clinical laboratories, molecular methods of DNA analysis such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are used to identify fungal and bacterial path...

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Wetlands: At the Water's Edge

May is American Wetlands Month—an opportunity to leave the classroom and excite students with guided hands-on experiences in nature. In this article...

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Frances Hamerstrom: Wildlife Biologist

The main purpose of this article is to provide a series of science lessons geared around the work and life of wildlife biologist Frances Hamerstrom. T...

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Productive Questions: Tools for Supporting Constructivist Learning

The six types of productive questions—attention-focusing, measuring and counting, comparison, action, problem-posing, and reasoning—enable teacher...

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Research and Teaching: "Chemical-Free" Foods—An Investigation of Senior Chemistry: The Struggle to Reach a Definition of “Chemistry”

The aim of this study is to determine what students' conceptions of a chemical are as they graduate with degrees in chemistry. With the knowledge of w...