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Point of View: The Color of Blood
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Metty, Jane – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
While circulating the room during a classroom activity where preservice teachers are required to teach a mini-lesson to their classmates, Jane Metty's ear was drawn to one particular group where a student asked, "What color is blood?"--and heard the student teacher confidently answer, "Blue." She then began to wonder where…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, College Faculty, Misconceptions, Human Body