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"Streamlined" Contract Grading—A Performance-Measuring Alternative to Traditional Evaluation Methods: Raising the Importance of Concept Mastery by Reducing the Emphasis on Grades

Grading in mass enrollment, introductory labs can easily consume a large amount of the instructor's time. This article features the "streamlined" cont...

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SCST: Two Cultures? Pfui! On Complementarity in Science and Humanities Teaching

In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. This month's issue covers the SCS...

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A Fishy Adventure

This article features the "Fishing for Clean Water" activity which can be modified for K-12 students and can be inquiry based or problem solving in na...

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Teaching Multiple Intelligences

In this article, a questionnaire was developed and administered to assess students' attitudes toward science. The results confirmed that many students...

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After the Bell: Weekend home labs

Through a series of weekly homework assignments dubbed "Weekend Home Labs," families are enjoying learning science together. Students take home an ass...

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Build Your Own Motor

Most students perceive household appliances as "black boxes" that simply work when plugged in. In order to understand the science of electrical device...

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National Science and Technology Week

The National Science Foundation (NSF) started the National Science and Technology Week because of the importance of nurturing children's natural inter...

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Tech Trek: Fast-food fact finding

One of the goals of the Standards at the middle school age level is to develop a scientific understanding of health. This activity takes advantage of ...

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Illustrating the Role of Latex Gloves as Barriers to Bacterial and Viral Pathogens: Teaching the Fundamental Concept of Infection Control in Future Health Care Workers

Adequate instruction in glove use is an essential component of medical and allied health education. Students are instructed in practical aspects of gl...

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Using Cooperative Learning to Introduce Undergraduates to Professional Literature: Assembling the "Jigsaw" Pieces in the Field of Environmental Communication

The field of environmental communication focuses on how multidisciplinary science, natural resource management, and environmental policy are communica...