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Direct linkHerrick, Imogen R.; Sinatra, Gale M.; Lombardi, Doug – Science Teacher, 2023
There has never been a more pressing need for students to learn how to evaluate scientific information online than during the COVID-19 outbreak. Information, misinformation, and disinformation spread quickly across online news and social media platforms. This misleading or incorrect scientific information about infectious diseases could lead to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Information Sources
Peer reviewedWaugh, Michael – Science Teacher, 2003
Presents an extension of an activity published in 1993 that teaches students about infectious agents and what steps can be taken to prevent the spread of disease. Gives students an opportunity to consider how scientists investigate diseases when they occur. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Biology, Disease Control, Diseases, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedSlesnick, Irwin L.; Parakh, Jal S. – Science Teacher, 1990
Background information, techniques used, and details of the issues involved in the controversial issue of fetal cell transplantation are discussed. Questions for use in class discussion are provided. Suggestions for beginning a discussion are provided with accompanying questions. (CW)
Descriptors: Abortions, Biological Sciences, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique)
