... inquiry learning about the nature of science, in addition to the standard textbook concepts of infectious diseases, protozoa, and the ecology of parasitic insects. © 2024 by National Association of Biology Teachers 2024 Chagas disease historical narrative history of science inquiry-based...

...Michael P. Clough Students possess many misconceptions about the nature of science and science practices that hinder robust understanding of science content, diminish interest in science learning, make science appear as an uninteresting career option, and exacerbate distrust of science...

... student engagement through storytelling; (4) inspiring students through the value of scientific discovery and potential role models; and (5) understanding the nature of science through authentic, fully contextualized examples. © 2024 by National Association of Biology Teachers 2024 Figure 1...

... are invited to participate in the research by working virtually alongside Trembley. They engage in many fully contextualized scientific practices and discuss reflective questions that help highlight aspects of the nature of science. Here, the dilemma of classifying zoophytes serves as an occasion...

... students, by contextualizing science culturally; (2) to foster student interest through storytelling; (3) to promote the human dimension of science and offer role models; (4) to exemplify and nurture scientific reasoning; and (5) to convey the ever elusive “nature of science.” Here, I summarize and comment...

...Anthony Lorsbach; Allison Antink Meyer This lesson used the correspondence of Charles Darwin as an exploration of nature of science (NOS) in a historical context. Specifically, we used his original correspondence about his “provisional hypothesis” of pangenesis as a novel way to explore...

... ). Evolution education has been especially contentious in southern states, with legislation aimed at weakening the status of evolutionary theory introduced as recently as February 2023 in West Virginia ( Senate Bill 619, 2023 ). Evolution education Nature of science © 2024 by National Association...

...Elizabeth Lenning; David Rudge The discovery of and research into penicillin resistance by Sir Edward Abraham and Sir Ernst Chain can be used to teach the concept of natural selection and also multiple nature of science (NOS) objectives associated with Next Generation Science Standards...

... learning experimental design nature of science March in New England is what I refer to as the doldrums of the school year. It is a month teachers and students look at with a mixture of hope and dread: while we gain much-needed sunlight, all 31 days of the month stretch before us unbroken...

...Paola Núñez; Pablo Castillo; Claudia Hinojosa; Carolina Parraguez; Hernán Cofré Teaching evolution is one of the most difficult tasks in biology education since there are a great variety of obstacles to its understanding. The inclusion of the nature of science and scientific inquiry, the connection...

... on the course) as inspiration for others © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 molecular biology nature of science philosophy of biology history of science history of biology genetics heredity molecular genetics Molecular biology was presented in our science courses...

... features of scientific models, which is an important nature of science issue appearing in the Next Generation Science Standards. The instructional sequence has been utilized as the foundation of an entire musculoskeletal unit in an elective anatomy and physiology course for ninth grade students, and it can...

... in formal science presentations to present their findings © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021 science practices nature of science impairment goggles Understanding basic science practices is essential for biology students and promotes scientifically “informed...

...-week) project offers a formative and summative assessment of freshman students’ learnings of the nature of science. It teaches incoming freshman students who are taking their first science class in high school (1) scientific and engineering practices; (2) how to incorporate a STEM/engineering mindset...

... of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (see Table 1 ), which provide an existing framework for this discussion and are easily adaptable for the biology classroom. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 media literacy pseudoscience inquiry nature of science...

... the power to create unique learning opportunities that reveal the nature of science itself. While the value of bringing contemporary research and messy data into the classroom is recognized, implementation can seem overwhelming. We discuss the importance of frequent interactions with messy data throughout K...

.... The practical considerations described have implications for the disciplinary core ideas in the Next Generation Science Standards , and for understanding the cultural, social, and political values inherent in the nature of science. Currently, the creation of STEM curricula begins and ends with scientific...

... it was designed to help evangelicals reconcile faith and evolution. Collins is the current director of the National Institutes of Health, former director of the Human Genome Project, and an evangelical Christian. The book describes the bounded nature of science , specifically that science does not test...

...Cynthia Welsh; Mary Hedenstrom; Michele Hollingsworth Koomen This article illustrates how a seventh-grade life science unit connects to the Science and Engineering Practices and Nature of Science in the Next Generation Science Standards and used science fair projects as a context for students...

... argumentation abounds in classrooms. In order to achieve greater efficacy of and receptivity to climate science instruction, I propose the inclusion of lessons on the nature of science and the reframing of lessons in terms of risk management. Climate change education belief persistence risk management...