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Reading research papers
Reading research papers	"Reading groups" in an undergraduate biology course: A peer-based model to help students develop skills to evaluate primary literature A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections Bad Cell Reception? Using a cell part activity to help students appreciate cell biology, with an improved data plan and no loss in coverage Building a Model of Tumorigenesis: A small group activity for a cancer biology/cell biology course Discovery Poster Project Does it pose a threat? Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course Teaching students to read, interpret, and write about scientific research: A press release assignment in a large, lower-division class Pages 1 2 next › last »	show

Reviewing prior research
Reviewing prior research	"Reading groups" in an undergraduate biology course: A peer-based model to help students develop skills to evaluate primary literature A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Short Laboratory Module to Help Infuse Metacognition during an Introductory Course-based Research Experience Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples Cutthroat trout in Colorado: A case study connecting evolution and conservation Discovery Poster Project Does it pose a threat? Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies Inexpensive Cell Migration Inquiry Lab using Zebrafish Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course Pages 1 2 next › last »	show

Predicting outcomes
Predicting outcomes	A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma A Close-Up Look at PCR A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections An active-learning lesson that targets student understanding of population growth in ecology Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples Building Trees: Introducing evolutionary concepts by exploring Crassulaceae phylogeny and biogeography Cell Signaling Pathways - a Case Study Approach Evaluating the Quick Fix: Weight Loss Drugs and Cellular Respiration Pages 1 2 3 4 next › last »	show

Interpreting results/data
Interpreting results/data	"Reading groups" in an undergraduate biology course: A peer-based model to help students develop skills to evaluate primary literature A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma A Close-Up Look at PCR A first lesson in mathematical modeling for biologists: Rocs A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A Kinesthetic Modeling Activity to Teach PCR Fundamentals A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Short Laboratory Module to Help Infuse Metacognition during an Introductory Course-based Research Experience A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections A virtual laboratory on cell division using a publicly-available image database Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 next › last »	show

Communicating results
Communicating results	"Reading groups" in an undergraduate biology course: A peer-based model to help students develop skills to evaluate primary literature A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma A first lesson in mathematical modeling for biologists: Rocs A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives Bad Cell Reception? Using a cell part activity to help students appreciate cell biology, with an improved data plan and no loss in coverage Bad Science: Exploring the unethical research behind a putative memory supplement Pages 1 2 3 4 5 next › last »	show

Asking a question
Asking a question	"Reading groups" in an undergraduate biology course: A peer-based model to help students develop skills to evaluate primary literature A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A Hands-on Introduction to Hidden Markov Models A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Short Laboratory Module to Help Infuse Metacognition during an Introductory Course-based Research Experience A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives Bad Cell Reception? Using a cell part activity to help students appreciate cell biology, with an improved data plan and no loss in coverage Bad Science: Exploring the unethical research behind a putative memory supplement Pages 1 2 3 next › last »	show

Analyzing data
Analyzing data	"Reading groups" in an undergraduate biology course: A peer-based model to help students develop skills to evaluate primary literature A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma A Close-Up Look at PCR A first lesson in mathematical modeling for biologists: Rocs A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections A virtual laboratory on cell division using a publicly-available image database Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues An active-learning lesson that targets student understanding of population growth in ecology Pages 1 2 3 4 5 next › last »	show

Designing/conducting experiments
Designing/conducting experiments	A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Short Laboratory Module to Help Infuse Metacognition during an Introductory Course-based Research Experience A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives Bad Cell Reception? Using a cell part activity to help students appreciate cell biology, with an improved data plan and no loss in coverage Cutthroat trout in Colorado: A case study connecting evolution and conservation Follow the Sulfur: Using Yeast Mutants to Study a Metabolic Pathway Gotcha! Which fly trap is the best? An introduction to experimental data collection and analysis Pages 1 2 3 next › last »	show

Displaying/modeling results/data
Displaying/modeling results/data	A Close-Up Look at PCR A first lesson in mathematical modeling for biologists: Rocs A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A Hands-on Introduction to Hidden Markov Models A Kinesthetic Modeling Activity to Teach PCR Fundamentals A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A virtual laboratory on cell division using a publicly-available image database Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues An active-learning lesson that targets student understanding of population growth in ecology Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives Pages 1 2 3 4 next › last »	show

Gathering data/making observations
Gathering data/making observations	A Close-Up Look at PCR A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections A virtual laboratory on cell division using a publicly-available image database Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives Building Trees: Introducing evolutionary concepts by exploring Crassulaceae phylogeny and biogeography Exploration of the Human Genome by Investigation of Personalized SNPs Pages 1 2 3 4 next › last »	show

Formulating hypotheses
Formulating hypotheses	A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2? A Hands-on Introduction to Hidden Markov Models A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis A Short Laboratory Module to Help Infuse Metacognition during an Introductory Course-based Research Experience A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections A virtual laboratory on cell division using a publicly-available image database Air Quality Data Mining: Mining the US EPA AirData website for student-led evaluation of air quality issues Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples Authentic Ecological Inquiries Using BearCam Archives Bad Cell Reception? Using a cell part activity to help students appreciate cell biology, with an improved data plan and no loss in coverage Pages 1 2 3 4 next › last »	show

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