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Developing and Implementing an Interdisciplinary Origins Course at a State University
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A truly interdisciplinary course was successfully developed and taught that presented an overview of the historical sciences with an emphasis on the nature of scientific inquiry and its relationship to other ways of…
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From A Bird’s Eye View: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Migration
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Inspiring students to learn about birds can be a daunting task—students see birds just about every day and often don’t think twice about them. The activity described here is designed to excite students to “become” birds…
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The Science-Mathematics Connection: Using technology in an interdisciplinary module
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This workshop uses technology-based modules that emphasize multicultural instructional activities, materials, tools, and assessment for integrating concepts in Earth science, algebra, geometry, and statistics.…
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Developing an Interdisciplinary Curriculum Framework for Aquatic-Ecosystem Modeling
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This paper presents results from a July 2005 workshop and course aimed at developing an interdisciplinary course on modeling aquatic ecosystems that will provide the next generation of practitioners with critical skills…
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Two Departments, Two Models of Interdisciplinary Peer Learning
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On graduation, teacher candidates (TCs) are typically underprepared to teach science, particularly physical science, whereas physics graduates frequently lack training in teaching or effective communication. In response…
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Ecohydrology as an Undergraduate Degree: Challenges in Developing an Interdisciplinary Major
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In the new ecohydrology major at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), students learn about the relationships between hydrologic mechanisms and ecological patterns and processes in watersheds and aquatic systems. The…
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