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Pietsch, Renée B.; Hanlon, Regina; Bohland, Cynthia; Schmale, David G., III – Science Teacher, 2016
This article describes an interdisciplinary unit in which students explore biological "ice nucleation"--by particles that cause water to freeze at temperatures above -38°C--through the lens of the microbial ice nucleator "Pseudomonas syringae." Such This activity, which aligns with the "Next Generation Science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Experimental Groups, Units of Study
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Gryczka, Patrick; Klementowicz, Edward; Sharrock, Chappel; Maxfield, MacRae; Montclare, Jin Kim – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Lab instructors, for both high school and undergraduate college level courses, face issues of constricted time within the lab period and limited student engagement with prelab materials. To address these issues, an online prelab delivery system named LabLessons is developed and tested out in a high school chemistry classroom. The system…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Undergraduate Students, High Schools, Student Motivation
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Carvalho-Knighton, Kathleen M.; Keen-Rocha, Linda – Journal of Chemical Education, 2007
The effectiveness of two different laboratory techniques is compared to teach students majoring in science in a general chemistry laboratory. The results demonstrated that student laboratory activities with computer-interface systems could improve student understanding.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, College Science, Science Instruction