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Ask the Experts—December 2006

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Ask the Experts—December 2006

The Experts address the following question in this month’s column: "Since helium is an inert gas that drifts to space, where do we get the helium th...

Conceptualizing Nanoscale

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Conceptualizing Nanoscale

One strategy for enhancing students’ understanding of nanoscale is to shift students’ existing understandings of relative scale by helping them co...

Idea Bank: Students as Nano-Detectives

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Idea Bank: Students as Nano-Detectives

Nanotechnology is quickly beginning to revolutionize medicine, building materials, electronics, and even the clothes we wear. The internet offers a pl...

Inside the Black Box

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Inside the Black Box

The black box activity described in this article, created as part of the National Science Foundation-funded Internships in Public Science Education Pr...

Career of the Month: An interview with Ear, Nose, Throat Doctor Scott Howard

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Career of the Month: An interview with Ear, Nose, Throat Doctor Scott Howard

Ear, nose, and throat complaints, such as allergies, ear infections, sinusitis, and sore throats, are the number one reason people go to the doctor. D...

Metchnikoff’s Munchies

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Metchnikoff’s Munchies

Many microscopy activities used in classrooms involve observations of structures in cells and organisms, and in research the microscope is an importan...

Using technology to Blend Teaching and Basic Research

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Using technology to Blend Teaching and Basic Research

The CHANCE (Connecting Humans and Nature in the Costa Rican Environment) program is a coordinated effort between The Pennsylvania State University (PS...

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