...Philip H. Powers 6 The American Biology Teacher [Jan. WHY THE REPORTON THE EFFECTIVENESSOF SCIENTIFIC TEACHING WAS NEEDED PHILIP H. PowERsA, dvisor on Scientific Personnel, Atomic Energy Comnission. It is of course necessary for me to remark that I am speaking as an individual...

... ). Our goal here is to present a conceptual framework to help teach students to successfully understand and apply hypothetico-deductivism while learning the scientific method as it is conducted in the life sciences. For students in biology, learning to work through the scientific method poses...

...Laura K. Palmer; Carolyn G. Mahan We describe a short (<50 minutes) activity using news articles from sources such as Science Daily to teach students the steps of the scientific method and the difference between primary and secondary literature sources. The flexibility in choosing news articles...

... with real hands-on experiences and skills that reinforce their understanding of the scientific method and experimental design. This teaching method can easily be adapted to other test organisms or alternative themes. © 2013 by National Association of Biology Teachers. All rights reserved. Request...

...Sabrina R. Bowen-Stevens; Tara M. Cox; Mary Carla Curran All scientists use the scientific method to investigate the unknown by developing a hypothesis, designing an experiment, collecting data, and interpreting findings. The purpose of this activity is to teach middle school students about...

.... Available online at the Regenerative Science Institute's Bioliterature Repository: http://biolit.regensci.org/repository/ 19981226221522/19981226221522.html. Dunkle, SW. (1989). Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda, and Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. Dunkle Dragonflies...

... dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University. Haefner, L.A. & Zembal-Saul, C. (2004). Learning by doing? Prospective ele- mentary teachers' developing understandings of scientific inquiry and science teaching and learning. International Journal of Science Education, 26(1), 1643-1674. Haefner 1...

... School Science & Mathematics 1996 Micikas, L. B. (1996). Designing a biology curriculum that promotes scientific literacy. Teaching students the "big ideas" in the life sciences. Journal of College Science Teaching, 25, 431434. Micikas 431 25 Journal of College Science Teaching 1996...

... method: An instructor's flow chart. The American Biology Teacher, 60, 374-378. Sterner 374 60 The American Biology Teacher 1998 Teaching & lrning the Scientific Met Guy R.McPherson SCIENTISTS and science educatorsexpress concem about science literacy frequently.Betterunderstanding...

...Anton E. Lawson A Scientific Approach to Teaching About Evolution & Special Creation Anton E. Lawson T HE purposeof thisarticleis to presenta lesson that deals with the scientific aspects of the socalled evolution versus special creationcontro- versy for high school or introductorycollege biology...

... students as well, to accesslibraryinformationand to write clear scientific prose, the fact is that often they cannotdo eithereffectively. The scientific literatureprovides a numberof very useful assignmentsor one-creditcoursesthat explainhow to teach particularresearch and writing skills (see, for example...

... and the Conduct of Research 1 Responsible science 1992 Teaching Scientific Ethics: A Case Studies Approach LauraM. Barden PriscillaA. Frase JeffreyKovac T wo studentswereoverheardas theyengagedin the following discussion: George: Oh man, the roots went down the drain! (pause) Sam, what mass did you get...

..., B.Y. (1989). Merging scientific writing with the investigative laboratory. Journal of College Science Teaching, 19(2), 94-95. Stewart 2 94 19 Journal of College Science Teaching 1989 Weinberg, G.H., Schumaker, J.A. & Oltman, D. (1981). Statistics: An intuitive approach (4th ed...

... Shulman, above.] WILLIAMSON, S. E. 1967. Biology in the elementary school. American Biology Teacher29: 362-365. Williamson 362 29 American Biology Teacher 1967 The Scientific Revolution In Science Teaching By DAVIDR. STRONCK W alter Thurber and Alfred Collette (1968) wrote...

...Kenneth B. M. Crooks [Footnotes] * Presented at the annual meeting of NABT with the AAAS in Washington, December, 1958 annual meeting of NABT with the AAAS in Washington, December, 1958 Suggestions for Teaching the Scientific Method* KENNETHB. M. CROOKS, Grambling College, Grambling...

...Margaret M. Murray [Footnotes] * Presented at the NABT sessions of the AAAS in Washington, December, 1958 NABT sessions of the AAAS in Washington, December, 1958 Everyday Use of the Scientific Method as a Technique in High School Biology Teaching* MARGARET M. MURRAY Lake View High...

...Lincoln Pettit 1953] Teaching the Scientific Method 31 from my eye with the zero end of the stick down and level with a spot one foot from the base of the tree, where the tree will be cut. Without moving my head, I sighted to the point on the tree trunk where the top of the last usable log would...

...Orval L. Peterson 1952] The Scientific Method 215 The Scientific Method-Its Use at Various Levels of Science and in Science Teaching ORVAL L. PETERSON Graduate Student, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Any consideration of The Scientific Method must be preceded by a clarification...

...Jesse V. Miller The American BiologTyTeacher Vol. 7 MARCH, 1945 No. 6 Teaching Heredity the Scientific Way JESSE V. MILLER Maillasset High School, Manhasset, New York Scienitists often have to wait until their experiments are completed before they know what results to expect. Do you give your...

... descriptive science scientific literacy Identifying organisms using a dichotomous key is a valuable skill for budding biologists, but one not easily mastered and frequently challenging to teach. One obstacle students face is the presence of scientific terminology based on Latin and Greek...