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Blog Post
Teaching About How Scientists Work—With a Focus on Claims-Evidence-Reasoning
By Matthew Bobrowsky
NSTA Press Book
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical science. The book discusses the 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) as a specific pathw...
By Patrick Brown
Journal Article
Journal Article
Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students
This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an additional workshop session in ...
By Lillian Arvelo-Márquez, Ana T. Méndez-Merced, José Monterrubio-Álvarez, Karlo Malavé-Llamas, Lilliam Lizardi-O’Neill, Ezequiel De J. Bayuelo-Flórez, and José Soto-Sonera
Journal Article
Ectotherm ER: Frogs Under the Weather
By Rebecca Gonda, Michel Ohmer, Laura Brannelly, Jennifer Kassimer, Stephanie Kubik, Alison Slinskey Legg, and Corinne Richards-Zawacki
Journal Article
Journal Article
Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course
At our small liberal arts college, we recently introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors. This course, entitled “The Urban Ecosystem,” explores various aspects of science and technology using our ci...
By Emma Kamen and Alessandra Leri
Journal Article
Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers
National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how science educators at a large southea...
By Tammy D. Lee and Bonnie Glass
Journal Article
Journal Article