The following article, originally published in the Ecology 101 section of The Ecological Society of America's Bulletin, describes the author's efforts to assess the educational value of field trips...
Explains why we are moving away from traditional laboratory and field exercises towards group or individual research projects that involve "real-world" situations. Although it can be difficult to...
This article lists five rules to help inexperienced and experienced writers produce better papers/theses.
This Experiment is designed to teach upper-level students in a plant ecology course how to collect data on plant populations (distribution and abundance), develop hypotheses to explain observed...
This webpage, part of the USDA Forest Service's "Forest Health Protection" site, contains images of insects found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The insects are organized by...
This article from Ecology 101 in the Ecological Society of America's Bulletin discusses how "doing science" relates to teaching science.
FrogPond is interactive evolution simulation software that challenges the user to design experiments that will establish the cause of deformities in a model frog population. This webpage has...
These materials include 25-year records of lake levels in 7 lakes in Northern Wisconsin, Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and precipitation; graphs illustrating changes in lake levels over time;...
This article from Ecology 101 in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America describes a model that utilizes a citizen review board or panel to provide input to students regarding local...
This article covers the course format, preparation and review, discussion of hypotheses, moderating the discussion, and perceived benefits of a discussion-format course.
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