Sex & the Scientific Method: using Condoms to Engage College Students

DorothyBelle Poli

doi:10.1525/abt.2011.73.6.8

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DorothyBelle Poli^*

^*Dorothybelle Poli is Assistant Professor of Biology at Roanoke College at 221 College Lane, Salem VA 24153; e-mail: poli@roanoke.edu.

Abstract

Teaching the scientific method can he a challenge for any teacher, and finding a way to engage students can become more difficult as culture changes. Sex has always been an interesting and popular topic for students, so 1 used mini-lessons in safer sex, STIs, and condoms as tools to teach the scientific method. Student engagement and effort were higher than usual.

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DorothyBelle Poli "Sex & the Scientific Method: using Condoms to Engage College Students," The American Biology Teacher 73(6), 348-352, (1 August 2011). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.6.8

Published: 1 August 2011