Monday, August 08, 2005

High School Science Lab Experiences Often Poor. The quality of science laboratory experiences is poor for most U.S. high school students, but educators can improve these experiences by following four key principles of effective instruction, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council. The shift would make lab activities more likely to help students reach important goals of science education, including cultivating an interest in science, developing scientific reasoning skills, and mastering science subjects. [Science Blog - Science News Articles from Medicine, Space, Physics and More] 6:56:33 PM      .

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Neuroscientists match specific thoughts to brain signals. Neuroscientists have shown a relationship between functional magnetic resonance imaging signals (fMRI), a heavily used research and clinical tool, and actual brain cell electrical activity in humans. The research team recorded responses of single brain cells in the auditory cortex of two pre-surgical patients wired with intracranial electrodes as they watched a nine minute clip of the 1967 Clint Eastwood movie, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." [Science Blog - Science News Articles from Medicine, Space, Physics and More] 8:57:58 AM      Google It!.