Scientific crafting: DIY manipulatives to use in your laboratory

What is a manipulative? Simply put, they are physical models that allow students to physically engage with a scientific concept before performing the experiment. These models are very important teaching tools in the science classroom, as they represent a low-stakes…

You’re Invited to Participate in This Year’s Agar Art Contest!

This is a guest post from Dr. Geoff Hunt, Public Outreach Program Officer at the American Society for Microbiology. You can find him on Twitter at @TheGeoffHunt. Are you a science lover who also enjoys art? Are you a creator at heart? If so,…