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Salvador Gallegos-Martínez; Kristen Aideé Pérez-Alvarez; Grissel Trujillo-de Santiago; Mario Moisés Alvarez – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2025
Purpose: Hands-on training in tissue engineering is often associated with specialized labs and expensive equipment, such as CO[subscript 2] incubators. To minimize the use of costly commercial incubators and provide a more vivid engineering experience in a biology lab, we present a hands-on project that introduces medium to large groups of…
Descriptors: Cancer, Human Body, Engineering, Laboratory Equipment
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Kittiravechote, Aungtinee – European Journal of Physics Education, 2020
Hands-on projects have been widely used as alternative approaches for teaching and learning of science with direct practical experience on doing to promote students' development of 21st-century skills. Here, we present an implementation of hands-on projects into teaching and learning of magnetic field topic that corresponds with indicators and…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Experiential Learning, Science Experiments, Instructional Effectiveness
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Hurst, Glenn A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
A laboratory experiment was developed to enable students to investigate the use of smart hydrogels for potential application in targeted drug delivery. This is challenging for students to explore practically because of the extremely high risks of handling cross-linking agents such as glutaraldehyde. Genipin is a safe and green alternative that has…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments
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Bulunuz, Mizrap – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Problem Statement: Research studies indicate that teachers with negative attitudes toward science tend to use didactic approaches rather than approaches based on students' active participation. However, the reviews of the national academic literature in Turkey located a few research studies on the relationship between playful science experiences…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Attitudes, Science Teachers, Play
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McComas, William F. – Science Teacher, 2011
As a science teacher educator and former science teacher, the author has long known that the science fair should be part of his professional experience, but he had not given it much thought until recently. As he worked with his daughter's project, he became convinced that it is time to reconsider the range of activities one calls "science fairs."…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Science Teachers, Science Education, Student Projects
Morales, Hector – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
Incorporating business skills such as problem-solving, public presentations, collaboration, and self-direction into STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects is an excellent way to build students' enthusiasm for these disciplines. When educators add workplace internships to the learning experience, they are well on their way…
Descriptors: Careers, Experiential Learning, Engineering, High School Seniors
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Wenning, Carl J.; Muehsler, Hans – Physics Teacher, 1996
Describes the implementation and evaluation of a nondirected student research project that aimed at acquainting students with some of the procedures used by physicists in the real world. Outlines specific project designs used by the students. (JRH)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cooperative Learning, Hands on Science, Physics
2000
Building on the scientific and investigative knowledge that students acquire over the years, this program delves deeper into the theory of "science as inquiry". This program helps students recognize the intricate relationship between explanation and evidence through engaging examples. Students trace the path of scientific inquiry--guided by…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Intermediate Grades
Water Education Foundation, Sacramento, CA. – 1991
This teacher's guide presents 12 hands-on laboratory activities for high school science classes that cover the environmental issue of water resources in California. The activities are separated into three sections. Five activities in the section on water quality address the topics of groundwater, water hardness, bottled water, water purity, and…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Environmental Education, Hands on Science
Reames, Spencer E., Comp. – 1993
Because of the daily impact of biotechnology, it is important that students have some knowledge and experience with biotechnology in order to enable them to deal with the issues that arise as a result of its implementation. The purpose of this workbook is to assist in the efforts to expose students to the concepts of biotechnology through hands-on…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Cytology
VanCleave, Janice – 1996
Science projects are a great way for students to learn more about science as they search for the answers to specific problems. This book offers guidance and provides ideas for students as they plan experiments, find and record information related to the problem, and organize data to find answers to the problem. The 20 topics in this book suggest…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Earth Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Kepler, Lynne; Novelli, Joan, Ed. – 1996
This book contains 18 themed teaching units with 2 themes per chapter, organized seasonally around the traditional school year. Each theme includes natural connections and hands-on science activities that correspond to what children are already observing in their world. Each chapter begins with highlights of the month and a reproducible "Science…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Elementary Education, Environmental Education