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Stephanie A. Carr; Stephanie L. Mathews; Justin A. Pruneski; Nikolas M. Stasulli – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
In this article, we describe curricular materials developed to engage undergraduate students in evolutionary thinking around antibiotic resistance using the MEGA-plate experiment (Microbial Evolution and Growth Arena). This elegant and visual experiment, developed by the Kishony Lab, shows the development of antibiotic resistance on the timescale…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Drug Therapy
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Shiyao Liu; Chaonan Liu; Ala Samarapungavan; Stephanie M. Gardner; Kari L. Clase; Nancy J. Pelaez – Science & Education, 2024
Science educators report that students struggle with understanding, using, and evaluating the evidence underpinning scientific knowledge. However, there are not many studies focused on helping instructors address those difficulties. Here, we report on a laboratory instructor's scaffolding of students' evidentiary reasoning with and about evidence…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Evolution