Modeling Leeuwenhoek’s Tools With Disposable-Camera Microscopes

Journal Article | September 2007

When students design and build their own versions of instruments, they appreciate them more—and are more likely to appreciate how experimentation plays a critical role in explaining the world around them (NRC 1999). In…

FIRST: A Model for Developing New Science Faculty

Journal Article | April 2005

Developing education skills in future college faculty is challenging. At the postdoctoral level, Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) fellows effectively integrate research with mentored undergraduate…