Journal of College Science Teaching articles

Recent articles from Journal of College Science Teaching

Parting shot.(HEADLINE SCIENCE)(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical camera, a planetary nebula has been imaged as WFPC2's final "pretty picture." This planetary nebula is...

Light speed ahead?(HEADLINE SCIENCE)
July 1, 2009... Can traveling at warp speed ever become a reality? Two Baylor University physicists believe they have an idea that can turn traveling at the speed of light from science fiction to science, and their idea does not break any laws of physics. Dr. Gerald Cleaver, associate professor of...

Immune system has legs.(HEADLINE SCIENCE)
July 1, 2009... How do white blood cells get to the site of infection or injury? They must crawl swiftly along the lining of the blood vessel--gripping it tightly to avoid being swept away in the blood flow--all the while searching for temporary "road signs" made of special adhesion molecules that let them...

Experimental population genetics in the introductory genetics laboratory using Drosophila as a model organism.(Report)
July 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Population genetics is the interface of ecology and evolution. Historical and recent events (e.g., gene flow, population declines or expansions, selection, speciation) can be inferred from present allele frequencies and genetic variation. Labs demonstrating...

Introducing scientific writing to students early in their academic careers.(Report)
July 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ability to effectively convey scientific concepts through writing is vital for the broad dissemination of new scientific discoveries. Recently, training of undergraduates in scientific writing has been increasingly emphasized in a variety of fields (Houde 2000;...