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Daniel A. Mak; Sebastian Dunn; David Coombes; Carlo R. Carere; Jane R. Allison; Volker Nock; André O. Hudson; Renwick C. J. Dobson – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
Enzymes are nature's catalysts, mediating chemical processes in living systems. The study of enzyme function and mechanism includes defining the maximum catalytic rate and affinity for substrate/s (among other factors), referred to as enzyme kinetics. Enzyme kinetics is a staple of biochemistry curricula and other disciplines, from molecular and…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Kinetics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Leon G. Higley; Phyllis M. Higley; Tierney Brosius – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Effective teaching requires the use of techniques and strategies to counter student passivity and enhance engagement. Research demonstrates that drawing improves memory retention, increases motivation to learn, provides an opportunity to learn what makes an image an effective communication tool, allows demonstration of conceptual understanding,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Observational Learning, Teaching Methods
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Meredith Reinhart – School Science and Mathematics, 2024
Even though the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) were released over a decade ago, science is still infrequently taught in early childhood and elementary classrooms. A lack of teacher confidence due to inadequate content knowledge may be a contributing factor, making access to high-quality elementary science methods courses even…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Paul G. Waddell; Michael R. Probert; Natalie T. Johnson – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
A new teaching resource comprised of raw X-ray diffraction data sets from crystallography experiments has been compiled. The aim of this resource is to provide a tool with which to plug the teaching gap between crystals and chemical structures present at various levels of education, as well as providing examples for early stage researchers and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Chemistry
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Kevin J. Krajcir; Emily K. Field; Bradley Fultz; Robin Buff; Jim Gann; Lorin A. Neuman-Lee – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Biological interactions and associations underlie life's processes at every level of organization. Here, we present a classroom activity that allows students to visualize and understand the connections within almost any biological system, from cell functions to ecological relationships. We recommend that instructors implement this activity to…
Descriptors: Biology, Class Activities, Science Instruction, Visualization
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Sebastian, TaliaMarie; Qu, Ke; Zeng, Xiangqun – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
We have revamped a classic analytical chemistry laboratory experiment, "Determination of an Unknown Acid", to provide students an opportunity to learn about new advances in the material sciences and their applications in analytical chemistry in an effort to reinforce the key concepts of chemical analysis. Specifically, students were…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Laboratory Experiments
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Nissen, Jayson M.; Her Many Horses, Ian; Van Dusen, Ben; Jariwala, Manher; Close, Eleanor – Physics Teacher, 2022
Research-based assessments (RBAs) measure how well a course achieves discipline-specific outcomes. Educators can use outcomes from RBAs to guide instructional choices and to request resources to implement and sustain instructional transformations. One challenge for using RBAs, however, is a lack of comparative data, particularly given the skew in…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses, Teaching Methods
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Slonecker, Patrick; Vonderheide, Anne P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The use of mass spectrometry (MS) is becoming widespread and rather routine in all levels of industry, government, and academia. Coupled with chromatographic methods, this powerful instrumental technique can be used to elucidate the composition of a complex sample and definitively identify constituents while offering the benefits of high-precision…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students
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Kelly-Hunt, Alexandra E.; Mehan, Aman; Brooks, Sarah; Leanca, Miron A.; McKay, Jack E. D.; Mahamed, Nashad; Lambert, Daniel; Dempster, Nicola M.; Allen, Robert J.; Evans, Andrew R.; Sarker, Satyajit D.; Nahar, Lutfun; Sharples, George P.; Drew, Michael G. B.; Fielding, Alistair J.; Ismail, Fyaz M. D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Purpurogallin (PPG), an orange-red crystalline compound from nutgalls and oak bark, is an exemplar of numerous, ubiquitous natural colorants, biosynthesized through oxidative dimerization-decarboxylation of phenolic compounds. It possesses antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory effects. Herein, a robust method is presented to allow…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Spectroscopy, Science History, Pharmacology
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Chang Chen; Yan Jin; Guangqing Liu – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Given the severe pollution caused by traditional plastics, biodegradable plastic products (BPPs) have received great attention and are appearing in people's lives in the form of packaging bags, tableware, etc. Whether a wide variety of BPPs can truly degrade depends on the environment. Aerobic composting is the arbitration method to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Chemistry
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Dewei Ye; Jiali Qian; Wangyi Xu; Yuyang Lu; Shuli Wang; Longhai Xiao; Lei Bao – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
The galvanic cell is a typical interdisciplinary topic, which is primarily taught in chemistry but its underpinning is closely related to physics. Student learning in galvanic cell has been extensively studied in chemistry education, which has revealed a large number of misconceptions that are difficult to change through traditional instruction. A…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Cytology
Kylie Light; Jordan Brooks; Yun-Seok Choi – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Sanger sequencing, also known as dideoxy sequencing, is a widely used method for DNA sequencing, particularly for cloned plasmids and clinical samples. This technique requires a combination of essential biochemistry skills, such as a chain-termination reaction, gel electrophoresis, and fluorescence detection. Unfortunately, there is a lack of…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Science Activities
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Novak, Walter R. P. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2022
Biochemistry is a data-heavy discipline, yet teaching students to work with large datasets is absent from many undergraduate Biochemistry programs. Ensuring that future generations of students are confident in tackling problems using big data first requires that educators become comfortable teaching big data skills. The activity described herein…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Data, Workshops, Undergraduate Students
Gandy, S. Kay; Hendrick, Harmony; Roberts, Jessica – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2023
This book provides teachers with 50 dynamic activities to teach science, through music, food, games, literature, community, environment, and everyday objects. The authors share tried and tested ideas from their collective 75 years of teaching experiences. For the busy teacher with little time to plan lessons, resources are provided that include…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods
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Richards, A. J. – Physics Teacher, 2019
As students learn physics, they are often required to reason about the behavior of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena, and to synthesize prior knowledge from several different areas of physics to construct understanding of new ideas. This can be a tremendously difficult cognitive task for novice students, especially when the unfamiliar…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Visualization
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