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How is the Tibetan population able to live in low oxygen environments?

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How can some people live at higher altitudes while other people get ill visiting these places?

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Archive: NIH Archive: Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code, Playlist, August 16, 2023

Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code provides free lesson plans and storyline units to help guide high school students as they explore various genetics, natural selection, and evolution concepts. Units will culminate in community-focused projects....

High School Biology Life Science

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Archive: NIH Archive: Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code, High Altitude Living Storyline, August 15, 2023

Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code provides free lesson plans and storyline units to help guide high school students as they explore various genetics, natural selection, and evolution concepts. Units will culminate in community-focused projects.  ...

Biology Life Science

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Archive: Science Update: The Science of Oil Spill Response and Cleanup, September 28, 2023

Major oil spills are rare, but thousands of spills occur each year where oil or chemicals are released into the environment due to accidents or natural disasters. Spills into our coastal waters can harm people and the environment and cause substantia...

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How Can We Plan a Safe and Successful Model Rocket Launch?

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How Can We Predict and Measure Weather Conditions at our Launch Site to Recommend a Safe Launch Date?

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How Can Forces Exerted by Weather Conditions Affect the Flight Path of our Model Rocket?

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Social Emotional Learning and STEM

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education

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Reflecting on STEM Classroom Experiences: The Power of an Observation Tool with an Integrated STEM/SED Lens

By Virginia Andrews, Victoria Oliveira, Patricia J. Allen, Drew H. Gitomer, and Gil G. Noam

Middle School Informal Education Equity Professional Learning Research STEM Teaching Strategies

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Beyond Doom and Gloom: Teaching Climate Change to Foster Empowerment

By Alicia Christensen, Courtney Welton-Mitchell, Anne U. Gold, Leah James, and Lian Zeitz

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Climate Change

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Archive: Science Update: Do NASA Science LIVE! July 20, 2023

July 20th is the anniversary of the 1969 Moon landing, when American astronauts became the first humans to land on the moon. To celebrate this historic event, join us as we partner with SciStarter to share 21st century space science from NASA, includ...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Aerospace Astronomy Earth & Space Science STEM

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Building Consensus for Integrated STEM and Social-Emotional Development: From Convening to Implementation

By Patricia J. Allen and Gil G. Noam

Informal Education Equity Interdisciplinary Policy Research STEM

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Your Student Said What?!

By Alexander Eden

High School New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Promoting Scientific Literacy in the Science Classroom

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Advocacy Interdisciplinary Literacy

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“Inspired by True Events”

By Michael Apfeldorf

High School Literacy Phenomena Physical Science

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Career of the Month: Building Science Engineer

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Engineering

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Revolutionizing Robotics

By Thomas Tran, Elizabeth McNeela, Jason Robinson, Jill McLean, Karin Jensen, and Holly Golecki

High School Curriculum Engineering Inclusion Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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Teacher Responsiveness as a Core Feature of Justice- and Equity-Centered Instruction

By Hosun Kang and Lindsay Fay

Biology Chemistry English Language Learners Equity Inclusion Life Science Multicultural New Science Teachers Pedagogy Phenomena Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

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Inquiry-Based Lab Finals

By Lisa Backus

High School Chemistry Inquiry Labs Literacy

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Heart-Stopping Rollercoasters

By Zachary Schafer

High School Crosscutting Concepts Equity Inclusion Inquiry Literacy Pedagogy Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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What’s Up With Gravity?

By Yamil Ruiz and Brooke A. Whitworth

Inquiry Labs Mathematics NGSS Phenomena Physics Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Marginalizing Misinformation

By Douglas Allchin

High School General Science Instructional Materials Literacy NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Aha! Moments in Sun and Moon Measurements

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Earth & Space Science Physics Teaching Strategies

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Defending the Dependent Variable

By Eric Michael Bratsolias Brown

High School Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Initial Development and Validation of the Biology Teaching Assistant Role Identity Questionnaire (BTARIQ)

Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) may identify with multiple roles during their introductory biology teaching experiences. This study developed an instrument that measures TA role identity in introductory biology. Initial development and content val...

By Amy E. Kulesza and Dorinda J. Gallant

Postsecondary Biology Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Facilitating Departmental and Institutional Change for Expanding Undergraduate Research Experiences

Increased sustainable access to undergraduate research opportunities, particularly for historically underrepresented populations, involves transforming departmental and institutional cultures, which is time-consuming and expensive. Competing universi...

By Rebecca Friesen and Adriana Cimetta

Administration Administrators Preservice Science Education Research

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A Hands-on Activity to Understand the Nature of Science and Authentic Scientific Inquiry in Large Laboratory Courses

Integrating authentic research practices into introductory laboratory courses to prepare tomorrow’s scientists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, an incomplete understanding of the nature of science (NOS) and authentic...

By Lin Xiang and Madhusudan Srinivasan

Postsecondary Inquiry Instructional Materials Research Teaching Strategies

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Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support for Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM

This qualitative research study aimed to discover what obstacles and supports community college teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) face when teaching critical-thinking skills in their courses. The research was conduc...

By Christa Evangelisto

Administration Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation

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Improving Retention and Graduation of Female Engineering and Polytechnic Students With First-Year Interventions

Prior research in student retention emphasizes that building students’ connections with the institution and their peers is key. Students from underrepresented populations often lack these connections, making them more prone to dropping out or trans...

By Anne Lucietto, Holden Buckner, and Antonia Munguia

Engineering Teaching Strategies

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Using Growth Rings on Wooden Blocks and Plywood to Enhance Students’ Spatial Reasoning Skills

Spatial reasoning is one of the most challenging skills to master in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This article reports the results of a teaching intervention that involved using wooden blocks to enhance the dev...

By Jeff B. Chaumba and Josphine Chaumba

Postsecondary Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Teaching Strategies

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Using Popular Fiction to Inspire Scientific Inquiry

Many teacher educator preparation programs do not provide opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to experience and examine the use of popular fiction as a connection point to science teaching. This study explores a unit designed to support PSTs...

By Kristin Cook and Winn Wheeler

Postsecondary 5E Inquiry Literacy NGSS Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Examining the Effects of STEM Identity and Teaching Identity on Science and Mathematics Teaching Identity and Persistence in a Teaching Program

In response to the demand for more STEM-certified teachers, identity has emerged as a theoretical lens for examining how candidates can be recruited into and retained in the teaching profession. This study explores the intersection between teaching i...

By Ingelise Giles, Nicole Cook, Zahra Hazari, Maria Fernandez, and Laird Kramer

Equity Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies