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Favorite Demonstration: The Nature of Color Subtraction: A Guided Inquiry Experience
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Many college students profess to have an understanding of the nature of color. The study of color begins in the early grades, so it makes sense that students should feel confident regarding their knowledge. However,…
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Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research (e-Book)
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If you want the latest research about assessment techniques that really work, you want Assessment in Science. This collection of informative, up-to-date reports is by authors who are practicing K-12 classroom teachers…
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Ocean Acidification: Hands-On Experiments to Explore the Causes and Consequences
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Ocean acidification is one of the most serious environmental issues facing the planet (e.g., Doney 2006; Guinotte and Fabry 2009). It is caused by excess carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Human activities such as…
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Tech Trek: Experimenting with technology—Advice to those who dare
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This planned activity experiments with technology and is designed to explore one site on the World Wide Web.
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Research and Teaching: Undergraduate Research Experiences From a Longitudinal Perspective
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational enhancements of undergraduate research experiences participation from the perspective of practicing scientists in chemistry and physics.
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The Case Study: The Pima Experience -- Three Easy Pieces
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The Academic Director of a University Honors Program in Buffalo, NY finds himself at Pima Community College, one of the nation's premier minority/majority systems. While working on an NSF grant, it was proposed that…
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Taking the Maker Experience From a Local Phenomenon to National Implementation
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MAKESHOP at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is open for all to experience hands-on building and tinkering, and their initiative has spread nationwide. The maker movement has swept across the country over the…