ERIC Number: EJ774278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 5
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Cell-Phone Use and Cancer: A Case Study Exploring the Scientific Method
Colon Parrilla, Wilma V.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v37 n1 p20-24 Sep 2007
Designed for an introductory nonmajors biology course, this case study presents students with a series of short news stories describing a scientific study of cell-phone use and its health effects. Students read the news stories and then the scientific paper they are based on, comparing the information presented by the news media to the information contained in the original research article. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, News Media, Biology, Telecommunications, Cancer, Introductory Courses, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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