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Direct linkPoole, Therese M. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
The process of protein synthesis, translation, is difficult for many students to understand. There are two reasons for this: (1) It is difficult to visualize the process, since the components involved in the process are not observable, and (2) There are many details, often dependent on each other and difficult to grasp independently, that are…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Demonstrations (Educational), Active Learning, Program Descriptions
Offerdahl, Erika G.; Prather, Edward E.; Slater, Timothy F. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
The project described here involved the design, implementation, and evaluation of an upper level, undergraduate elective course for science majors. Specific course goals were to help students gain an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology, understand key ideas in astrobiology, and develop the skills necessary to communicate…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Elective Courses, Astronomy, Course Objectives
