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Extreme Science: From Nano to Galactic

Whether we are imagining microbes or mammoths, dinosaurs or diatoms, molecules or stars, people of all ages are fascinated with the very large and the very small. New technologies have enabled scientists to investigate extremes of science previously ...

By M. Gail Jones, Amy R. Taylor, Michael R. Falvo

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Biological Evolution

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Biological Evolution

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological evolution. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish the theory of biological evolution from ideas about the origin of life and the mechanism for biolo...

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Ice Water

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Ice Water

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about temperature in the context of phases of matter. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that the temperature of a substance does not change when two phases are pr...

High School Middle School Physical Science Assessment Teaching Strategies

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40 Inquiry Exercises for the College Biology Lab

Drawing from the author’s own work as a lab developer, coordinator, and instructor, this one-of-a-kind text for college biology teachers uses the inquiry method in presenting 40 different lab exercises that make complicated biology subjects accessi...

By A. Daniel Johnson

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Reforming Secondary Science Instruction

Science education reform can seem a daunting task to high school science teachers. So, you might ask, why should I be bothered? The answer is that today’s students simply do not have the skill sets necessary for life in our global economy. ...

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College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment

What is assessment? How do you assess your students’ progress? How do they assess themselves and their peers? How do you assess the effectiveness of your own teaching? College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment provides busy professors with...

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NSTA Tool Kit for Teaching Evolution

Teaching evolution is part of the core biology curriculum, and this new resource provides a teacher-ready summary of the scientific, legal, and ethical talking points for discussion of the topic....

By Judy Elgin Jensen

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Interpreting Assessment Data: Statistical Techniques You Can Use

Are you properly evaluating the results of the tests you give to students? Can you explain the difference between classroom assessment and standardized assessment? Are you on solid ground with your grading system? Demystify—and even use—statistic...

By Edwin P. Christmann, John L. Badgett

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Climate Change From Pole to Pole: Biology Investigations

Climate Change From Pole to Pole: Biology Investigations offers timely, relevant, biology-based case studies and background information on how to teach the science of climate change. The six painstakingly researched and field-tested activities, which...

By Juanita Constible, Luke Sandro, Richard E. Lee, Jr.

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