...Henry Jakubowski; Nicholas Bock Climate change caused predominately by carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from fossil fuel use is a critical issue for our future. It is incumbent on science educators to learn about it and teach it in ways that illustrate the power of science to understand climatic changes...

... for biological concepts, and in forming their own. Analogies focus on the larger concepts we are trying to teach, rather than specific biological details or actual biological examples. They are fun to practice in class, and this practice prepares students for similar test questions. Here are two sets...

... content at the University of California Press’s Rights and Permissions Web site at http://www.ucpressjournals.com/reprintinfo.asp . 2014 Forensics teaching biosecurity microscopy toxoplasmosis zoonoses Human activities can clearly affect the surrounding environment, whether...

...://www.ucpressjournals.com/reprintinfo.asp . 2014 Cell biology image library teaching “Are all mitochondria orange?” “Are nuclei always purple?” “Ribosomes must be all the same size and shape.” Perhaps all science teachers have heard similar statements and questions in their own classrooms. We may at first...

...Justin R. Lamanna; Perri K. Eason In this animal behavior laboratory, designed to promote a discovery-based approach to laboratory teaching, students first observe the study organism, which gives them the opportunity to decide what behaviors interest them. They work collaboratively to develop...

...James McNeil Describing the progression of insects that arrive at a cadaver can be a useful and exciting tool for teaching students about complex concepts such as ecological succession. 2 e-mail: [email protected] © 2010 by National Association of Biology Teachers 2010 Forensics...