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Zeke T. Spooner; Angela M. Encerrado-Manriquez; Tina T. Truong; Sascha C. T. Nicklisch – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
We created a 2-week, dual-module summer course introducing high school students to environmental toxicology by teaching them quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) as a way to quantify gene expression of chemical defense proteins in response to exposure to environmental pollutants. During the course, students are guided through the various…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Instruction, Quality Control, Genetics
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Hughes, Ciaran; Isaacson, Joshua; Turner, Jessica; Perry, Anastasia; Sun, Ranbel – Physics Teacher, 2022
Quantum computing is a growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science. The goal of this article is to highlight a successfully trialled quantum computing course for high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 years old. This course was designed to bridge the gap between popular science articles and advanced undergraduate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Science Instruction, Quantum Mechanics
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Haydock, Karen – School Science Review, 2014
We sometimes struggle with the question of whether our primary goal is for students to recall or understand answers to questions, or for students to do science and improve their "scientific temper". This article describes how an enquiry-based laboratory experiment was carried out in which the stress was on the latter. The students…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Inquiry, Active Learning, Behavioral Objectives
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Mumba, Frackson; Chabalengula, Vivien Mweene; Wise, Kevin; Hunter, William J. F. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to analyze the new Zambian high school physics syllabus and practical examinations for levels of inquiry and inquiry skills. Several inquiry skills are explicitly emphasized in the introduction, aims, content objectives and assessment sections in the national high school physics syllabus. However, the syllabus is less…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Course Descriptions, Secondary School Curriculum