Using superstitions & sayings to teach experimental design in beginning & advanced biology classes

From: The American Biology Teacher | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

For students to appreciate biology as a scientific discipline, they must learn how scientists design experiments to test hypotheses. Many biology labs include inquiry-based exercises that lead students to develop and answer questions, and some even allow students to design and carry out their own experiments within one or more lab periods (e.g., Dickey, 1995; Morgan & Carter, 1999). Such lab exercises fulfill the recommendation that teaching strategies for biology include "experiencing science as a process" (BSCS, 1993). Hopefully, students with hands-on experience testing hypotheses will ...

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