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“Why do we even have to learn this?”

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 by laurenl

That’s actually a really good question. Even though I promise not to ever make you learn something that isn’t important, I get it. I’m trying to teach you about genetic inheritance, how meiosis rearranges the genes that are eventually passed from parents to their offspring, and that can seem dry, boring, or even entirely unimportant. …

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Technology in Science Education (During and Beyond COVID-19)

Posted on August 6, 2020August 21, 2020 by laurenl

What is the role of technology in a science classroom? When we think about the goals science teachers have in their classes, it’s easy to focus on the science content – that’s what everyone’s there for, isn’t it – but what if learning goals were broader than that? What if they included more than just…

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Who gets to be a scientist?

Posted on June 30, 2020 by laurenl

Who gets to be a scientist? And what even is science for that matter? If you asked a random person on the street they might say something about how scientists are super smart, mostly geniuses, or only people who can get into the top schools, get a PhD, and work in a laboratory. A lot…

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A Few Introductions

Posted on June 2, 2020June 4, 2020 by laurenl

Hello all, and welcome to my own little world of science! My goal here will be to find the aspects of a seemingly mundane topic that explode with fascinating and surprising details when you look closely.  Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Lauren and I am a preservice biology teacher. I am…

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