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Field Trips to Zoos and Aquariums: Solving Pedagogical Challenges Using the Next Generation Science Standards

Though zoos and aquariums have become increasingly focused on conservation education, their menageries of unique and diverse learning opportunities ha...

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Life Science NGSS Pedagogy

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Becoming Botanical Garden Educators: Engaging High School Students in Botany through the use of Flip

It is critical to develop students’ science communication skills as they progress through their education. One way in which this goal can be accompl...

Life Science STEM Technology

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Redesigning an environmental curriculum for student engagement

Apart from equipping learners with 21st-century skills, environmental science (ES) education fosters problem-solving, creativity, critical thinking, a...

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Informal Education Environmental Science Labs Life Science Teaching Strategies

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"Signs, Signs, Everywhere the Signs": Interpretive Trail Signage for Biodiversity Education

Postsecondary science faculty face challenges in balancing the engagement of undergraduates while concomitantly ensuring knowledge is gained and retai...

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Biology Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science Teaching Strategies

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Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences for Laboratory Learning in the Life Sciences

Laboratory learning in the life sciences is historically centered around following recipe-like instructions to complete activities with defined outcom...

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Labs Life Science Research Teaching Strategies

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Growing Beyond Earth: Cultivating 21st century science exploration

Citizen Science column for the Jan/Feb 2024 Science Scope Journal...

Middle School Astronomy Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Life Science Technology