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Understanding of evolution is foundational to be a scientifically literate citizen because it allows analysis of socioscientific issues, such as biodiversity conservation, biotechnology applications, and human-induced…
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Multimodal Text Sets to Use Literature and Engage All Learners in the Science Classroom
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Integrating nonfiction chapter books into a science unit
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Bringing other subjects into the classroom
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Concept maps make connections between ideas apparent, and thus would seem ideally suited to demonstrate learning. Yet, they are not widely used by instructors, particularly in large university classes. In this paper we…
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Learning Disabilities A learning disability (LD) is a neurological disorder that causes difficulty in organizing information received, remembering it, and expressing it, and therefore affects a person's basic functions such as reading, writing, comprehension, and reasoning. In simple terms, a…
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What Makes Them Tick? Middle School Data Science Explorations of Ticks and Lyme Disease
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How Can We Motivate Our Science Students?
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Notes from the field editor
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Using Storylines to Support Three-Dimensional Learning in Project-Based Science
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While research has demonstrated the links between active learning and student success, lecture remains a dominant instructional method within introductory STEM courses. In this project, we used the strategy of…
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Teaching About How Scientists Work—With a Focus on Claims-Evidence-Reasoning
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Focus on Physics: How E = mc2 Helps Us Understand Nuclear Fission and Fusion
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Nuclear physics has an undeserved reputation for being tough for students. This article may reduce this “toughness” by showing how Einstein’s familiar equation E = mc2 relates to the reductions in mass and enormous…
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Using Insect Biodiversity to Build Basic Skills
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