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Research and Teaching: Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning in Teaching Serial Dilutions
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The 5E model of inquiry-based learning was incorporated into a sophomore-level microbiology laboratory to increase student understanding of serial dilutions, a concept that is often difficult for most students to…
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Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events (e-book)
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• How can a long metal needle pass through a balloon without popping it? • How can water flow at very different rates through two identical funnels? • How can a stick, placed on a table under several sheets…
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Interested in Connecting In-School and Out-of-School STEM Learning?
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Use the National AfterSchool Association’s resources to learn about best practices for implementing out-of-school STEM learning. The National AfterSchool Association (NAA) is committed to providing…
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How to... Write to Learn Science, Second Edition (e-Book)
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Make science an exhilarating process of discovery! Through a wealth of creative write-to-learn strategies, this book offers inspiring techniques to coax out the reluctant scientists in your classroom. Newly updated and…
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Mastery Learning in the Science Classroom: Success for Every Student (e-book)
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In these pages, Kelly Morgan presents a compelling case for implementing a mastery learning science classroom and then shows us how to do it. Using research-based student performance data, Morgan compiles impressive…
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Science Sampler: Teaching science to middle school students with learning problems
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The inclusion of students with special needs in the middle school science class that is not collaboratively taught with a special education teacher can be a challenge to both students and teacher. The purpose of this…
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Storm Trackers: In an inquiry-based unit, students learn to track hurricanes
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Storm Trackers is an inquiry-based unit designed to combine science, mathematics, geography, and English in an Earth science class. It places students in realistic problem-solving situations and presents meteorology…