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We describe here an interdisciplinary lab science course for non-majors using the history of science as a curricular guide. Our experience with diverse instructors underscores the importance of the teachers and classroom dynamics, beyond the curriculum. Moreover, the institutional political context is central: are courses for non-majors valued and is support given to instructors to innovate? Two sample projects are profiled.

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  1. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA

    Douglas Allchin, Elizabeth Anthony, Jack Bristol, Alan Dean, David Hall & Carl Lieb

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Allchin, D., Anthony, E., Bristol, J. et al. History of Science - With Labs. Science & Education 8, 619–632 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008738925790

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