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The Story Behind the Science: Bringing Science and Scientists to Life in Post-Secondary Science Education

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With funding from the United States National Science Foundation, 30 historical short stories designed to teach science content and draw students’ attention to the nature of science (NOS) have been created for post-secondary introductory astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics courses. The project rationale, story development and structure, and freely available stories at the project website are presented.

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Partial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Course Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0618446. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Clough, M.P. The Story Behind the Science: Bringing Science and Scientists to Life in Post-Secondary Science Education. Sci & Educ 20, 701–717 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-010-9310-7

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