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ABT Online - Volume 88, Number 1 - January 2026
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Genetics Gets Personal for Mendel
JOSEPH D. McINERNEY, WAYNE W. GRODY,
JOHN J. MULVIHILL
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ABT Online - Volume 88, Number 2 - February 2026
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CARYN BABAIAN, SUDHIR KUMAR
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ABT Online - Volume 88, Number 3 - March 2026
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Integrating AI in Research & Project-Based  Learning in Biology Instruction
SARMISTHA GHOSH
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 9 - November, December 2025
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The Role of Virology in the Biology
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Adam Stefanile
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 7 - October 2025
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Biology Students’ Perspectives & Recommendations on Exam-Related
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 6 - September 2025
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Teaching High School Students About the Role of Epigenetics in Diseases
Yin Kiong Hoh
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 6 - August 2025
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Quantitative Reasoning in the Context of Science Phenomena
Paul K. Strode, Louise S. Mead, Molly Stuhlsatz, Melssa K. Kjelvik, Elizabeth H, Schultheis, Alexa R. Warwick, Audrey Mohan, Julie A. Morris, Robert Mayes
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 4 - April/May 2025
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Collaboration to Cultivate the Practices of Science: Local Ecological Research as a Gateway to Biodiversity Science
Jeffrey Grant, Patrick Murphy, Rebecca S. Barak, Marlene Hahn, Emma Leavens, Andrew L. Hipp
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 3 - March 2025
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A Fusion of Biology and Art: An Interdisciplinary STEM Education
Seena Mathew
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 2 - February 2025
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ABT Online - Volume 87, Number 1 - January 2025
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An Instant Update on Stem Cell Therapy
Yin Kiong Hoh
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 9 - November/December 2024
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Engaging History of Biology: Why Teachers Care and How One Succeeds
Douglas Allchin
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 8 - October 2024
Inquiry & Investigation
Teaching a More Accurate Model of the Evolution of Human Skin Color
Kirstin J. Milks and Frank C. Brown Cloud
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 7 - September 2024
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Explaining Vaccine Action with an Analogy: Unlocking the Superpowers Within
Chanel De Smet, Jasmine Nation, Alejandra Yep, and Alan Henriquez
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Education: The Ultimate Form of Activism
Amanda Townley
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 6 - August 2024
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Using Current Events to Engage Students in Scientific Discourse
Julie Minbiole
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 5 - May 2024
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Ways of Knowing in the Life Sciences and Connections to the NGSS Practice-Crosscutting Concept Pairs and Groups
Kara C. Oatman, Nancy A. Price
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 4 - Apr 2024
Inquiry & Investigation
Ecology in Action: A Niche Modeling CURE
Rachel T. Bolus, R. Matthew Ogburn, Carrie Jo Bucklin
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 3 - Mar 2024
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Guiding Students in Constructing and Revising Models Rationally
Wenyaun Yang, Sihang Chen, Cheng Liu
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 2 - Feb 2024
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ABT Online - Volume 86, Number 1 - Jan 2024
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Ecology Lessons 2.0 – A Wireless Approach: The Impact of Using Wireless Sensors and Mobile Devices in Ecology Instruction
Liane Becker, Daniel C. Dreesmann
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 9 - Nov/Dec 2023
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Student Point of View: Living and Growing as Scientists – Doing the Process of Science during Distance Education
Kaylynn Imsande, Lucy McGuire, Luke Wheeler
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 8 - Oct 2023
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A Class Project for Investigating Possible Future Local Effects of Global Climate Change through Student Analysis of Fossil Faunas
William David Lambert
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 7 - Sept 2023
Research on Learning
Digging Deeper into Student–Teacher–Scientist Partnerships for Improving Students’ Achievement and Attitudes about Scientists
Anne L. Westbrook, Catrina T. Adams, Joseph A. Taylor
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 6 - Aug 2023
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A COVID-19 Roadmap to Promote Health Literacy Derived from the Atlas of Science Literacy
Teresa Zamalloa, Ainara Achurra, Ana Berreteaga
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 5 - May 2023
Research on Learning
How the Cereal Crumbles: A Hands-On Activity for Enzyme Kinetics and Thermodynamics in Introductory Biology
John P. Stanga, Troy R. Nash, Megan D. Pannell
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 4 - Apr 2023
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Nature Journaling in the High School Classroom
Jennifer Bollich
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 3 - March 2023
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Using the Discovery of Penicillin Resistance to Teach Nature of Science & Natural Selection
Elizabeth Lenning, David Rudge
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 2 - Feb 2023
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ABT Online - Volume 85, Number 1 - Jan 2023
Research on Learning
Using Virtual Reality Technology in Biology Education: Satisfaction & Learning Outcomes of High School Students
Tzung-Fang Chuang, Ying-Hsiang Chou, Jar-Yuan Pai, Chien-Ning Huang, Henry Bair, Allen Pai, Nai-Chi Yu
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 8 - Oct 2022
Inquiry & Investigation
Flipping the Classroom Using the 5E Instructional Model to Promote Inquiry Learning in Online & Hybrid Settings
Sara Salloum, Ghania Zgheib, May Abdul Ghaffar, MaryLou Nader
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 7 - Sept 2022
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Combatting Misinformation through Science Communication Training
Jennifer L. Osterhage, Katherine Rogers-Carpenter
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 6 - August 2022
Inquiry & Investigation
CUREs: How to Create & Incorporate a Collaborative Ant-Based Project to Teach Science Practices
Carrie Jo Bucklin, Laurie Mauger
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 5 - May 2022
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How to Classify Your Dragons: On Teaching Tree-Reading with the Use of Fantastical Creatures
Thilo Schramm, Anika Jose, Philipp Schmiemann
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 4 - April 2022
Feature Article
Citizen Taxonomy in Social Media: The Use of Facebook for Mapping Species Distribution of Myxomycetes
Thomas Edison E. Dela Cruz, Carlo Oliver M. Olayta
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 3 - March 2022
Research on Learning
Impact of Authentic Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) On Student Understanding in Introductory Biology Laboratory Courses
Joseph LaForge and Erika C. Martin
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 2 - Feb 2022
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 1 - Jan 2022
Feature Article
Still Learning from Gregor Mendel after 200 Years
James P. Evans
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ABT Online - Volume 84, Number 9 - Nov/Dec 2022
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Why Biologists & Biology Teachers Are Uniquely Qualified to Discuss the Issue of Biological Race
Marcia L. O'Connell, Zachariah I. Grochau-Wright, Christopher T. Fisher
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 9 - Nov/Dec 2021
Feature Article
Ethical Dimensions of Human Organoids Research
Tashaé Gomez-Jones, Robert M. Kao
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 8 - Oct 2021
Research on Learning
Community Science, Storytelling, or Inquiry-Based Learning? Evaluating Three Technology-Enhanced Pedagogical Approaches in an Online Botany Course
Natercia Valle, Pavlo Antonenko, Lorena Endara, Ellen Christine Davis, Gabriel Somarriba, Emily Sessa, Feiya Luo, Sarah Carey, Selçuk Doganm John Gordon Burleigh, Stuart McDaniel
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 7 - Sept 2021
Feature Article
A Journey from Content to Concept Teaching in a Biology Classroom, in the Context of Blended Learning
Piotr Mazowiecki-Kocyk
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 6 - Aug 2021
Feature Article
Are Humans a Cooperative Species? Challenges & Opportunities for Teaching the Evolution of Human Prosociality
Susan Hanisch, Dustin Eirdosh
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 5 - May 2021
Feature Article
Designing a Coherence- & Concept-Based Modular Course to Facilitate Students' Understanding of Crosscutting Concepts
Dongxue Jin, Enshan Liu
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 4 - Apr 2021
Feature Article
Planting a Native Pollinator Garden Impacts the Ecological Literacy of Undergraduate Students
Carrie N. Wells, Melissa Hatley, Jane Walsh
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 3 - March 2021
Feature Article
An Instant Update on Viruses
Uwe K. Simon
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 2- February 2021
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ABT Online - Volume 83, Number 1 - January 2021
Feature Article
Leveraging Student Misconceptions to Improve Teaching of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Travis T. Fuchs, Kevin M. Bonney, and Mike Arsenault
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 9 - Nov/Dec 2020
Feature Article
How Might the Next Generation Science Standards Support Styles of Scientific Reasoning in Biology?
Stephanie Rafanelli and Jonathan Osborne
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 8 - October 2020
Feature Article
Broadening Student Perceptions of Science through Participatory Data Collection & Research- Education Partnerships: A Case Study in California’s Central Valley
Summer Ragosta, Daniel Potter, and Heath Bartosh
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 7 - September 2020
Research on Learning
Deliberative Democracy: Investigating the Longitudinal Impacts of Democratic Activities in Introductory Biology Courses
Liz Rain-Griffith, Sarah Sheghewi, Gwendolyn P. Shusterman, Jack Barbera, Erin E. Shortlidge
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 6 - August 2020
Feature Article
Teaching Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression Is Critical in 21st-Century Science Education: Key Concepts & Teaching Strategies
Ishwariya Venkatesh, Khadijah Makky
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 5 - May 2020
Feature Article
The Fascinating & Controversial New Science of CRISPR
David Wollert
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 4 - Apr 2020
Tips, Tricks & Techniques
Under the Scope: Microscopy Techniques to Visualize Plant Anatomy & Measure Structures
Alyssa M. Koehler, Maximo T. Larkin, H. David Shew
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 3 - Mar 2020
Feature Article
Strategies for Incorporating Long-Term, Distributed-Network Research Projects into the Undergraduate Curriculum
Tracy B. Gartner, Carolyn L. Thomas, Kevin Geedey, Kim Bjorgo-Thorne, Jeffrey A. Simmons, Kathleen L. Shea, Jerald J. Dosch, Craig R. Zimmerman
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Volume 82, Number 2 - February 2020
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ABT Online - Volume 82, Number 1 - Jan 2020
Research on Learning
Strategies to Promote Effective Student Research Teams in Undergraduate Biology Labs
Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, Angela De Palma-Dow, Karl A. Smith
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 9 - Nov/Dec 2019
Research on Learning
Modeling Elementary Students’ Ideas about Heredity: A Comparison of Curricular Interventions
Cory T. Forbes, Dante Cisterna, Devarati Bhattacharya, Ranu Roy
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 8 - Oct 2019
Feature Article
Adventures in Evolution: The Narrative of Tardigrada, Trundlers in Time
Caryn Babaian, Sudhir Kumar
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 7 - Sept 2019
Feature Article
Learning from Competition: An Outcome-Based Introductory Activity for First-Year Biotechnology Undergraduates
Xiaoyan Zhang, Ruifang Ye, Fengxian Hu, Yitao Zheng, Shuhong Gao, Yingping Zhuang, Qiyao Wang, Yunpeng Ba
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 6 - Aug 2019
Inquiry & Investigation
A Project-Based Biology Unit: Star Athlete Collapses on the Football Field
Christine Lotter, Richard Hoppmann, Stephanie Bailey, Nathan Carnes, Daniel A. Kiernan
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 5 - May 2019
Feature Article
Teaching Climate Science to Increase Understanding & Receptivity
Elizabeth Watts
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 4 - Apr 2019
Feature Article
Green Brains & Ground Sloths: A Paleoecology-Based Exercise in Hypothesis Formation
Marcel Robischon
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 3 - Mar 2019
Research on Learning
Let’s Talk Biology – Developing a Model for Incorporating English-Speaking Experts into the (Bilingual) Science Classroom
Nina Meyerhöffer, Daniel C. Dreesmann
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FULL ISSUE - Volume 81, Number 2 - Feb 2019
Special Issue
In commemoration this year's Darwin Day, we invite you to enjoy the entire February 2019 edition of
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 2 - Feb 2019
Feature Article
Acceptance, Understanding & Experience: Exploring Obstacles to Evolution Education among Advanced Placement Teachers
Amanda Glaze, Jenice Goldston
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ABT Online - Volume 81, Number 1 - Jan 2019
Research on Learning
Measuring Student Motivation in an Introductory Biology Class
Brian Gibbens
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 8 - Oct 2018
Inquiry & Investingation
The Exposome: Making Chemical Exposures Relevant to Biology Instruction
Dana Brown Haine
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 7 - Sept 2018
Research on Learning
Adapting Traditional Field Activities in Natural History Education to an Emerging Paradigm in Biodiversity Informatics
Christopher R. Hardy, Nazli W. Hardy
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 6 - Aug 2018
Feature Article
Evaluation of Cost Savings and Perceptions of an Open Textbook in a Community College Science Course
Matthew R. Fisher
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 5 - May 2018
Feature Article
Food Webs: Implications for Instruction
Christine Preston
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 4 - April 2018
Special Issue
In commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the Human Genome Project, we invite you to enjoy the entire April 2018 edition of
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 4 - April 2018
Feature Article
Using the Discovery of the Structure of DNA to Illustrate Cultural Aspects of Science
Peng Dai, David Rudge
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ABT Volume 80, Number 2 - Feb 2018
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 3 - March 2018
Feature Article
New Approaches in Cancer Biology Can Inform the Biology Curriculum
Lynda Jones, Diana Gordon, Mary Zelinski
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 2 - February 2018
Feature Article
Evolution in Action in the Classroom: Engaging Students in Science Practices to Investigate and Explain Evolution by Natural Selection
Wendy R. Johnson, Amy Lark
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 1 - January 2018
Feature Article
Cystic Fibrosis as a Theme to Incorporate Team-Based Learning in Cell Biology Courses
Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy
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ABT Online - Volume 80, Number 9 - Nov/Dec 2018
Feature Article
Genes and Protein Synthesis— Updating Our Understanding
Timothy P. Brady
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 8 - October 2017
Feature Article
An Instant Update on Telomeres and Telomerase
Yin Kiong Hoh
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 7 - September 2017
Feature Article
Using Dialogues to Explore Genetics, Ancestry, and Race
Jonathan Beckwith, Kostia Bergman, Michael Carson, Tobias Doerr, Lisa Geller, Robin Pierce, Sheldon Krimsky, Carol Martin, Marina Santiago, Amy Vashlishan Murray, Celestine Warren, Chad Zichterman
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 6 - August 2017
Research on Learning
Beyond Reflection: Using ePortfolios for Formative Assessment to Improve Student Engagement in Non-Majors Introductory Science
Karla Fuller
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 5 - May 2017
Feature Article
Biocomplexity: Aligning an "NGSS-Ready" Curriculum with NGSS Performance Expectations
Gillian Puttick, Brian Drayton
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 4 - April 2017
Feature Article
The T3 Method ("T3 It!"):
Transcribe → Translate → Transform
Brett Malas
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 3 - March 2017
Feature Article
The Effect of Climate Change on Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Peggy Deichstetter
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 2 - February 2017
Feature Article
How Does Evolution Explain Blindness in Cavefish?
Mike U. Smith
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 1 - January 2017
Feature Article
Advising Biology Majors about Career Choices: Resources & Information for Biology Instructors
Katherine Araneo, James R. Schwebach, Melissa Csikari
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ABT Online - Volume 79, Number 9 - November 2017
Feature Article
The Mysterious Murder of Christa Worthington
Kevin M. Bonney, Lori Nicholas
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 1 - January 2016
Feature Article
Bridging Darwin’s Origin of Species & Wegener’s Origin of Continents and Oceans: Using Biogeography, Phylogeny, Geology & Interactive Learning
Cristina Sousa
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 2 - February 2016
Feature Article
Beyond the Adaptationist Legacy: Updating Our Teaching to Include a Diversity of Evolutionary Mechanisms
Rebecca M. Price, Kathryn E. Perez
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 3 - March 2016
Feature Article
Ebola Epidemic: Using Current Events to Teach Authentic Inquiry Science
Houda Darwiche, Julie R. Bokor
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 4 - April 2016
Feature Article
Biodiversity Education & the Anthropocene: An Indicator of Extinction or Recovery
Joel I. Cohen
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 5 - May 2016
Feature Article
Why Engaging in the Practices of Science Is Not Enough to Achieve Scientific Literacy
Wendy R. Johnson
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 6 - August 2016
Feature Article
Vision and Change: Why it Matters
Jacqueline McLaughlin, Anneke Metz
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 7 - September 2016
Feature Article
The Exposome: A New Frontier for Education
Kristine K. Dennis, Dean P. Jones
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 8 - October 2016
Research on Learning
Imapcts of Active Learning on Student Outcomes in Large-Lecture Biology Courses
Kristy L. Daniel
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ABT Online - Volume 78, Number 9 - November / December 2016
Feature Article
Ten Tweaks That Can Improve Your Teaching
Jay Phelan
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ABT Online - Volume 77, Number 1 - January 2015
Research On Learning
A Study of the Literature on Lab-based Instruction in Biology
Gillian Puttick, Brian Drayton, Eliza Cohen
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ABT Online - Volume 77, Number 2 - February 2015
Research On Learning
Boosting Students' Attitudes & Knowledge about Evolution Sets Them Up for College Success
B. Elijah Carter, Lynn M. Infanti, Jason R. Wiles
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ABT Online - Volume 77, Number 3 - March 2015
Research On Learning
The Relationship between Biology Classes and Biological Reasoning and Common Health Misconceptions
Alla Keselman, Savreen Hundal, Yulia Chentsova-Dutton, Raquel Bibi, Jay A. Edelman
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 1 - January 2014
Research On Learning
An Economical Approach to Teaching Cadaver Anatomy: A 10-Year Retrospective
Jeff S. Simpson
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 2 - February 2014
How-To-Do-It
Comparative Phylogenetics: A Laboratory Exercise
Declan J. McCabe
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 3 - March 2014
Article
Conflicts of Interest: Manipulating Public Health
Richard A. Stein, Devra Lee Davis
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 4 - April 2014
Article
Did Humans Live with Dinosaurs? Excavating "Man Tracks" Along the Paluxy River
Randy Moore
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 5 - May 2014
Article
Using David Lack's Obervations of Finch Beak Size to Teach Natural Selection & the Nature of Science
Andrea M. -K. Bierema, David W. Rudge
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 6 - August 2014
Article
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: A Genetic Analysis Using Online Bioinformatics Tools
Jessica M. Taylor, Rebecca M. Davidson, Michael Strong
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 7 - September 2014
Inquiry & Investigation
Modeling Evolution in the Classroom: The Case of Fukushima's Mutant Butterflies
Amy Lark, Gail Richmond, Robert T. Pennock
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 8 - October 2014
Feature Article
Evolution Makes More Sense in the Light of Development
Kostas Kampourakis, Alessandro Minelli
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ABT Online - Volume 76, Number 9 - November/December 2014
Feature Article
Genetic Dominance & Cellular Processes
Robert D. Seager
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 1 - January 2013
How-To-Do-It
What Is Life? An Activity to Convey the Complexities of This Simple Question
Annie Prud'homme Généreux
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 2 - February 2013
Article
A Socratic Method for Surveying Students' Readiness to Study Evolution
William D. Stansfield
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 3 - March 2013
Inquiry & Investigation
Minnows as a Classroom Model for Human Environmental Health
Daniel N. Weber, Renee Hesselbach, Andrew S. Kane, David H. Petering, Louis Petering, and Craig A. Berg
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 4 - April 2013
Article
A New Twist on Vocabulary Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities in Biology
Kelly J. Grillo and Lisa A. Dieker
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 5 - May 2013
Inquiry & Investigation
Campus Eco Tours: An Integrative & Interactive Field Project for Undergraduate Biology Students
Katie E. Boes
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 6 - August 2013
Research on Learning
Integrating Biology & Math in an Inquiry-Based Student Research Project
Leanne Bakke, Michele C. Kieke, Robert Krueger
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 7 - September 2013
How To Do It
Too New for Textbooks: The Biotechnology Discoveries and Applications Guidebook
Madelene Loftin, Neil E. Lamb
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 8 - October 2013
Inquiry & Investigation
Day as a Pathologist: Utilization of Technology to Guide Students in Exploring Careers in Breast Cancer Pathology
Jacob J. Adler, Mariah V. Judd, Lauren R. Bringman, Clark D. Wells, Kathleen A. Marrs
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ABT Online - Volume 75, Number 8 - November/December 2
How To Do It
A Simplified Technique for Evaluating Human CCR5 Genetic Polymorphism
Lukáš Falteisek, Jan ?erný, Vanda Janštová
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 1 - January 2012
How-To-Do-It
Tasty Traits: Introduce Genetics with a Sensory Assessment of Apples
Julie Goldman
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 3 - March 2012
Article
Darwin’s Error: Using the Story of Pangenesis to Illustrate Aspects of Nature of Science in the Classroom
William F. McComas
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 4 - April 2012
Research on Learning
Using Digital Photography to Supplement Learning of Biotechnology
Fran Norflus
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 5 - May 2012
Article
An Antique Microscope Slide Brings the Thrill of Discovery into a Contemporary Biology Classroom
Frank Reiser
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 6 - August 2012
Research on Learning
Functional Morphology at the Mall
Scott P. Hippensteel
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 7 - September 2012
Article
The Biltmore Forest School: Poking Back into an Extraordinary Time
David S. Lee
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 8 - October 2012
Quick Fix
Modeling Protein Structure & Function: Pencil Transferase
Jeanne Ting Chowning, Dina Kovarik, Joan Griswold
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ABT Online - Volume 74, Number 9 - November/December 2012
Inquiry & Investigation
Exploring Ovulation & Pregnancy Using Over-the-Counter Products: A Novel Guided Inquiry
Jennifer J. Venditti, Cynthia A. Surmacz
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Special Article: Why Are Chimps Still Chimps?
Feature Article
Why Are Chimps Still Chimps?
Norman A. Johnson, James J. Smith, Briana Pobinar, Caitlin Schrein
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 1 - January 2011
How-To-Do-It
Exploring the Anatomy of Your Own Eye
Michael W. Mauser
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 2 - February 2011
Article
Acquired Traits Revisited
William Stansfield
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 3 - March 2011
Research on Learning
Partnership for Research & Education in Plants (PREP): Involving High School Students in Authentic Research in Collaboration with Scientists
Eric Brooks, Erin Dolan, and Frans Tax
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 4 - April 2011
Article
The Power of Plants: Introducing Ethnobotany & Biophilia into Your Biology Class
Caryn Babaian and Paul Twigg
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 5 - May 2011
How-To-Do-It
Teaching the Major Invertebrate Phyla in One Laboratory Session
Elizabeth C. Davis-Berg
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 6 - August 2011
Research on Learning
Teaching High School Physiology Using A Popular TV Medical Drama
Marisa Alvarado and April Cordero Maskiewicz
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 7 - September 2011
Inquiry & Investigation
What Are Bottlenose Dolphins Doing on Land? An Activity Teaching the Scientific Method through the Unique Behavior of Strand Feeding
Sabrina R. Bowen-Stevens, Tara M. Cox, and Mary Carla Curran
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 8 - October 2011
Inquiry & Investigation
The Ecotoxicology of Plastic Marine Debris
Susanne M. Brander, Rachel E. Fontana, Tawny M. Mata, Sarah A. Gravem, Annaliese Hettinger, Jessica R . Bean, Amber I. Szoboszlai, Carol A. Keiper, and Meghan E. Marrero
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ABT Online - Volume 73, Number 9 - November/December 2011
Research on Learning
An Open-Ended, Inquiry-Based Approach to Environmental Microbiology
Frank Caccavo, Jr.
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2010 Free ABT Articles
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 1- January 2010
Article
From Skeletons to Bridges & Other STEM Enrichment Exercises for High School Biology
Susan E. Riechert, Brian K. Post
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 2- February 2010
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Were Australopithecines Ape– Human Intermediates or Just Apes? A Test of Both Hypotheses Using the “Lucy” Skeleton
Phil Senter
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 3- March 2010
Inquiry & Investigation
Plants in Your Ants: Using Ant Mounds to Test Basic Ecological Principles
Jennifer A. Zettler, Alexander Collier, Bil Leidersdorf, Missa Patrick Sanou
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 4- April 2010
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Genetics in the 21st Century: The Benefits & Challenges of Incorporating a Project-Based Genetics Unit in Biology Classrooms
Nonye Alozie, Jennifer Eklund, Arron Rogat, Joseph Krajcik
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 5- May 2010
Article
Introducing Student to Darwin via the Voyage of the HMS Beagle
Janice C. Swab
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 6- August 2010
Inquiry & Investigation
Picking Your Classmate's Brain: Four Inquiry Based Experiments about the Human Brain
Annie Prud'homme-Généreux
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 7- September 2010
Inquiry & Investigation
Flying Dragons: A Colorful Field Experiment in Resource Partitioning
Wade B. Worthen
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 8- October 2010
Feature Article
Using the Wolbachia Bacterial Symbiont to Teach Inquiry-Based Science: A High School Laboratory Series
Seth R. Bordenstein, Christine Brothers, George Wolfe, Michele Bahr, Robert L. Minckley, Michael E. Clark, Jennifer J . Wernegreen, Sarah R. Bordenstein, William S. Reznikoff, John H. Werren
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ABT Online - Volume 72, Number 9- November/December 2010
How-To-Do-It
Engaging Partcipitatory Literacy Through Science Zines
Andrew Yang
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ABT Online - Volume 71, Number 1, January 2009
Biofilms as Biobarriers
INQUIRY & INVESTIGATIONS
Illustrate the seamlessness of the intersection between the theory of microbiology and the practice of environmental protection.
John Lennox, Jeffrey Ashe ... 20
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ABT Online - Volume 71, Number 2, February 2009
Rejecting Darwin: The Occurrence & Impact of Creationism in High School Biology Classrooms
Articles
Randy Moore, Sehoya Cotner
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Explaining Biogeographic Data: Evidence for Evolution
Articles
Paul M. Beardsley, Stephen R. Getty, Paul Numedahl
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2008 Free ABT Articles
ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 1, January 2008
ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 1 - January 2008
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Using Profile Projects To Pull Together Concepts
A creative and exciting alternative to tests and quizzes.
Jerome A. Krueger Robert K. Noyd
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ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 2 - February 2008
Building Twilight "Light Sensors" To Study the Effects of Light Pollution on Fireflies
How-To-Do-It
Help students better understand biodiversity and appreciate the need for its conservation.
Anchana Thancharoen Marc A. Branham James E. Lloyd
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ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 3 - March 2008
Forest in my Neighborhood: An Exercise Using Aerial Photos To Engage Students in Forest Ecology & Land Use History
Inquiry & Investigations
Most students don't realize it, but they already understand the subtleties of land use and forest conservation.
Glenn R. Matlack Ryan W. McEwan
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ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 4 - April 2008
Learning Benefits of a Summer Research Program at a Community College
Article
A unique opportunity for students to experience science "personally."
Sarah Salm Lauren Goodwyn Nanette van Loon Lalitha Jayant Patricia DeLeon
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ABT Online - Volume 70 Number 5 - May 2008
Tasting Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC): A New Integrative Genetics Lab with an Old Flavor
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ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 6 - August 2008
DNA Fingerprinting in a Forensic Teaching Experiment
Inquiry & Investigations
Forensic DNA fingerprinting made easy.
Kimberly A. Carlson Stacy A. Wagoner
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ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 7 - September 2008
Teaching ‘Not So Exact’ Science: The Controversial Pectineus
Article
Structure and function can give differing answers to questions about muscle action.
Richard Gayle Alan D. Freedman Scott Ross
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ABT Online - Volume 70, Number 8 - October 2008
Using Playing Cards to Simulate a Molecular Clock
Inquiry & Investigation
DNA nucleotide and protein amino acid sequences are easier to understand in this simulation.
Karin E. Westerling
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ABT Online - Volume 70 Number 9 - November/December 2008
Lecture-Free High School Biology Using an Audience Response System
Article
Assessing learning in a fun, controlled environment where you talk less and your students talk more.
Larry J. Barnes
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2007 Free ABT Articles
ABT Online - Volume 69, Number 1, January 2007
Instructional Tools To Probe Students’ Prior Understanding
Article
Instructional Tools To Probe Students’ Prior Understanding
Implement new strategies to probe student understanding
Ann W. Wright Kim Bilica
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Measuring Animal Movements in a Natural Ecosystem
Inquiries & Investigations
Provide your students the chance to study animals in a natural ecosystem, while learning ecological and evolutionary concepts.
Timothy W. Stewart
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Teaching the Scientific Method: It’s All in the Perspective
Inquiries & Investigations
Biological inquiry, easy as pie? Fruit taxonomy as the main course.
James M. Ayers Kathleen M. Ayers
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ABT Online - Volume 69, Number 2, February 2007
Filthy Flies? Experiments To Test Flies as Vectors of Bacterial Disease
Inquiry & Investigations
Are flies really as dirty as we think? Students create and test hypotheses about the ability of flies to transmit bacteria.
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French Fries, Dialysis Tubing & Computer Models
Inquiry & Investigations
A mini-unit where students design their own investigations and use computer modeling to visualize diffusion and osmosis.
Patricia Meis Friedrichsen Amy Pallant
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Use of the Photoactic Ability of a Bacterium To Teach the Genetic Principles of Random Mutagenesis & Mutant Screening
How-To-Do-It
An easy mutagenesis procedure using a versatile photosynthetic bacterium helps students learn about the power of mutant screens.
Neena Din Terry H. Bird James E. Berleman
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ABT Online - Volume 69 Number 3, March 2007
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Questions
Inquiries & Investigations
Experience authentic cell biology in the classroom without the need for microscopes!
Stephen Ribisi, Jr. Kristina Yu Lori Lambertson
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Investing Human Evolution Using Digital Imaging & Craniometry
Inquiries & Investigations
Students investigate human evolution using quantitive data from their images of skulls and fossil skull casts.
John C. Robertson
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ABT Online - Volume 69 Number 4, April 2007
Building Successes Out of At-Risk Students: The Role of a Biology Foundations Course
Article
A survey of the attitude and perceptions of at-risk biology students towards a biology foundations course that they have previously taken.
Carla Beeber Carol A. Bierma
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How To Make a Field Trip a Hands-On Investigative Laboratory: Learning About Marine Invertebrates
How-To-do-It
Change your beach field trip from passive to active and watch students learn!
Patricia A. Burrowes
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ABT Online - Volume 60 Number 5 May 2007
Temperature: Human Regulating, Ants Conforming
Inquiries & Investigations
Traveling ants demonstrate the effects of temperature in biological processes.
Joe R. Clopton
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ABT Online Volume 69, Number 6, August 2007
Degradative Enzymes from the Pharmacy or Health Food Store: Interesting Examples for Introductory Biology Laboratories
Inquiries & Investigations
Enzymes used as digestive aids or contact lens cleaners can illustrate the basic properties of these proteins.
Charles E. Deutch
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ABT Online - Volume 69 Number 7, September 2007
College Students' Misconceptions About Evolutionary Trees
Article
Teaching college biology students about evolutionary trees leaves much room for improvement.
Eli Meir Judy Perry Jon Herron Joel Kingsolver
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ABT Online - Volume 69, Number 8, October 2007
Taking the Headaches Out of Anesthetizing Drosophila A Cheap & Easy Method of Constructing Carbon Dioxide Staging
How-to-do-it
An excellent alternative to conventional methods of anesthetizing fruit flies.
Thomas Artiss Bobby Hughes
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ABT Online - Volume 69, Number 9, November/December 2007
Using Caffeine to Hyperactivate Bull Sperm
Inquiries & Investigations
A chance for students to observe cells’ response to caffeine while learning about mammalian reproductive processes.
Paula Jones Wayne Gottlieb Susan S. Suarez
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