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Drouin, Pamela; Welty, David J.; Repeta, Daniel; Engle-Belknap, Cheryl A.; Cramer, Catherine; Frashure, Kim; Chen, Robert – Science Scope, 2006
In this article, the authors present a classroom experiment that was developed to introduce middle school learners to the carbon cycle. The experiment deals with transfer of CO[subscript 2] between liquid reservoirs and the effect CO[subscript 2] has on algae growth. It allows students to observe the influence of the carbon cycle on algae growth,…
Descriptors: Research Design, Middle School Students, Science Experiments, Secondary School Science
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Dudley, Aimee M.; Cardozo, David Lopes – American Biology Teacher, 2006
In this paper, the authors describe their development of an introductory laboratory course in microbiology that is geared towards students in grades 8-10. The course was developed as part of the Mentoring for Science Program at Harvard Medical School, an outreach program created by the Minority Faculty Development Program, directed towards…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Curriculum Development, Outreach Programs, Middle School Students