Lab 12. Explanations for Animal Behavior: Why Do Great White Sharks Travel Over Long Distances?

Book Chapter | March 2014

The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to many of the theories and concepts used by biologists to study and explain the behavior of animals. This lab also gives students an opportunity to design and…

Lab 12. Explanations for Animal Behavior: Why Do Great White Sharks Travel Over Long Distances?

Book Chapter | September 2015

Shark populations worldwide are declining in areas where they were once common. As a result, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has classified many species of shark as threatened with extinction…

Teaching Trees: Revisions to an inquiry-based, service-learning field lab broadens student learning and better aligns to learning outcomes.

Journal Article | May 2024

Most introductory science courses are large, lecture-style general education classes. Introduction to Environmental Science (ES 100) at NC State University is no exception, enrolling 200-300 students and meeting in the…

Here and there: A novel hybrid remote/in-person college-level science lab model at a small primarily undergraduate institution

Journal Article | May 2024

Moving to remote, online learning to meet local and national health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic posed a challenge for college science courses due to the interactive nature of laboratories. We developed and…

Love the Lab, Hate the Lab Report?

Journal Article | March 2018

Implementing an “intervention” lab report format that even struggling students will complete.

Lab With Dad

Journal Article | January 2012

A simple annual event, "Lab With Dad," targets a specific age group of students who spend an evening "doing science" with their dad or another significant adult.

The Farmer in the Lab

Journal Article | January 2010

Agriculture can play a key role in fostering scientific literacy because it brings important plant and ecosystem concepts into the classroom. Plus, agriculture, like science, is not static and includes much trial and…

NOT Another Lab Report

Journal Article | December 2011

To encourage critical thinking and improve scientific literacy, the author created an open-inquiry lab experience that students work on three to four times a year based on major content shifts that students explore (…

The E-mail Lab

Journal Article | August 2015

Teaching nature of science and science practices through story construction.