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Don't Swat That Fly! Using House Flies in an Inquiry Activity
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Explore the biology of house flies while trying to solve a mystery involving polka-dotted fences.
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Science From the Pond Up: Using Measurement to Introduce Inquiry
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The authors engaged nonscience majors enrolled in an integrated science course with a prototype activity designed to change their mindset from cookbook to inquiry science. This article describes the activity, the Warm…
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Favorite Demonstration: Inquiry-Based Approach to Understanding Common Descent
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In this inquiry-based activity, students catalog external and internal characteristics of four different classes of animals during dissection exercises. On the basis of their accumulated data, students compare and…
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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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Science Sampler: Radio-wave inquiry with web-controlled receivers
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This article describes a web-enhanced investigation of radio waves suitable for upper middle school science students that correlates with the National Science Education Standards. In this engaging lesson, students are…
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40 Inquiry Exercises for the College Biology Lab (e-book)
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Drawing from the author’s own work as a lab developer, coordinator, and instructor, this one-of-a-kind text for college biology teachers uses the inquiry method in presenting 40 different lab exercises that make…
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