Science news articles about 'life sciences education'

  • The sweet world of soil microbiology

    ... , report on the sweet world of soil microbial diversity in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. This article describes two activities that introduce ...
  • Biotechnology vs. sustainability: What do students think?

    ... the results, which are published in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Students were asked to agree or disagree with 17 statements related to sustainable agriculture ...
  • Statistical Relationships Simplified

    ... of common statistical techniques in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. This easy to use reference has improved understanding of statistical presentation, and hence ...
  • Teaching in a disruptive classroom

    ... the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Druger never paid much attention ... . I'm trying to enrich your life, and it's frustrating to see that a few students in the class seem ...
  • A Simple Twist of Evolution

    An interactive web lesson teaches students about fatty acids and how they play a role in how plants grow. Read more in the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education.
  • How are herbicides discovered?

    ... Montana State University, has the seal of approval by the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education and is published in the 2008 issue. Surprisingly, almost all of the herbicides on the ...
  • Meeting the Challenges of Teaching Agriculture

    ... and colleagues, featured in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. With the increasing importance of agriculture in developing biofuels, bioproducts and other goods and ...
  • Estimate soil texture-by-feel

    ... -by-feel method in an article published in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. "Soil texture can be determined in the field using the texture-by-feel method or the ...
  • Where have all the students gone?

    ... 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Collins notes that the faculties who work ... courses; offering courses through distance education; establishing a combined B.S/M.S. degree ...
  • Describing soils: Calibration tool for teaching soil rupture resistance

    ... , write about this new tool in the 2009 issue of Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Rupture resistance is a measure of the strength of a soil to withstand an applied stress or ...
  • Collaborative learning across multiple institutions

    ... course participants learned, in the 2009 issue of the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Two faculty at each of the three universities worked collaboratively with 26 graduate ...
  • Preventing rangeland erosion: Developing better management practices in Iran

    ... published as a part of the latest edition of the Journal of Natural Resources & Life Sciences Education. The authors include Dr. Mansoor Shahvali, Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension and ...
  • How increased UV exposure impacts plants

    ... Fuselier and Nicole True, was published in the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. The lab exercise focused on ultraviolet radiation impacts on liverwort asexual propagules, ...
  • Wood stoves -- a viable home heat source?

    ... were published in the latest edition of the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. The environmental sustainability of woodstove use is dependent upon the consumption of wood from ...
  • Help students think like soil scientists

    ... . The article is published in the recent issue of the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education. Basic physical concepts, such as mass and volume relationships, are found throughout ...

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