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Direct linkDubinska-Magiera, Magda; Migocka-Patrzalek, Marta; Ceglowska, Aurelia – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
Science popularisation festivals attract more and more people every year, showing that there is a need to satisfy public curiosity. Such events are good occasions to disseminate knowledge to a large audience. The results of scientific research bring advances for mankind. Since research mostly depends on public funds, it is important to gain…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Activities
Cook, Kristin; Keller, Donna; Myers, Alyce – Science Teacher, 2014
In this guided inquiry, students investigate advantages and disadvantages of genetic engineering by integrating popular fiction into their study of bioethics. What are the effects of artificially created hybrid creatures on characters in "The Hunger Games" and in our society? What are the effects on and basic rights of the organisms…
Descriptors: Ethics, Fiction, Popular Culture, Genetics
Redfern, James; Burdass, Dariel; Verran, Joanna – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
School science laboratory classes and hands-on public engagement activities share many common aims and objectives in terms of science learning and literacy. This article describes the development and evaluation of a microbiology public engagement activity, "The Good, the Bad and the Algae", from a school laboratory activity. The school…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Program Descriptions, Service Learning, Science Laboratories
Needham, Richard – Education in Science, 2009
There is a worldwide recognition that one's future health and prosperity will depend on there being a well-educated workforce who can offer a broad range of technical and analytic skills. Many of these important skills are developed through science education. The Careers from Science message is that a scientific background is essential for a wide…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Science Education, STEM Education, Science Activities
Kight, Scott; Gaynor, John J.; Adams, Sandra D. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
We applied the concept of learning communities, whereby students develop their own ideas in cohort-based settings, to undergraduate research training. This creates powerful research communities where students practice science from observation to experimental design to interpretation of data. We describe a biology program, but the approach suits…
Descriptors: Research Design, Student Research, Integrated Curriculum, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Spellerberg, Ian; Ward, Jonet; Smith, Fiona – Journal of Biological Education, 2004
A water quality monitoring programme for schools is described. The purpose of the programme is to introduce school children to the concept of reporting on the "state of the environment" by raising the awareness of water quality issues and providing skills to monitor water quality. The programme is assessed and its relevance in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Water Quality, Environmental Education, Skill Development
