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Samuel Fura; Samuel Abidemi Oluwole; Queen Assala Hakim; Hikari Sanchez; Daniela Toledo; Aline Andrea Quintana; Christian Agatemor – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Chemists have always designed and deployed cross-disciplinary approaches that interface chemistry with other disciplines to proffer solutions to many human problems. We designed a laboratory experiment that implements chemistry concepts in a biological model to prime undergraduate students to appreciate interdisciplinarity as an approach to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments
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Applegate, Kaitlin B.; Cheek, Patrick R.; Inlow, Jennifer K. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2019
Laboratory exercises for undergraduate biochemistry students are described in which changes in sugar content during fermentation of the trendy beverage kombucha are analyzed by three methods: thin layer chromatography, a 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid assay, and a standard commercial blood glucose meter. Each of the three analyses can be completed in a…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Chemistry, Biology, College Science
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Arslan, Reyhane; Kofoglu, Muhammed; Dargut, Caner – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2020
In biology education which is an inseparable discipline of medical and veterinary education, it is of great importance that enabling students to make practice in real conditions and gain knowledge and skills related to their professional fields during their education. It is necessary to adapt the new technologies rapidly to education rather than…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation
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Halepas, Steven; Hamchand, Randy; Lindeyer, Samuel E. D.; Bru¨ckner, Christian – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
A laboratory experiment is described that extracts the tetrapyrrolic teal-colored biliverdin IXa, as its dimethyl ester, from commercially available emu eggshells. The extraction of ~10 mg samples of biliverdin is simple and requires two 3 h lab periods: A two-step acid digestion and liquid-liquid extraction, followed by short silica gel flash…
Descriptors: Animals, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Chemistry
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Ackerman, Megan M.; Ricciardi, Christopher; Weiss, David; Chant, Alan; Kraemer-Chant, Christina M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
An undergraduate biochemistry laboratory experiment is described that utilizes free online bioinformatics tools along with readily available exonucleases to study the effects of base stacking and hydrogen bonding on the UV absorbance of DNA samples. UV absorbance of double-stranded DNA at the ?[subscript max] is decreased when the DNA bases are…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biochemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments
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Setty, Sumana; Kosinski-Collins, Melissa S. – American Biology Teacher, 2015
It has been noted that undergraduate project-based laboratories lead to increased interest in scientific research and student understanding of biological concepts. We created a novel, inquiry-based, multiweek genetics research project studying Ptpmeg, for the Introductory Biology Laboratory course at Brandeis University. Ptpmeg is a protein…
Descriptors: Genetics, Introductory Courses, Biology, Inquiry
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Osenkowski, Pamela; Green, Che; Tjaden, Anne; Cunniff, Peggy – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Animal dissection has been routinely practiced in American biology classrooms for decades. With technological advancements, more states adopting student choice measures, and increased awareness about ethical concerns surrounding dissection, many useful dissection alternatives have been developed. To understand the current use of animal dissection…
Descriptors: Laboratory Procedures, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Animals
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Peters, Brenda J.; Blair, Amy C. – American Biology Teacher, 2013
Many biology educators at the undergraduate level are revamping their laboratory curricula to incorporate inquiry-based research experiences so that students can directly participate in the process of science and improve their scientific reasoning skills. Slugs are an ideal organism for use in such a student-directed, hypothesis-driven experience.…
Descriptors: Biology, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Active Learning
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Dopico, Eduardo; Linde, Ana R.; Garcia-Vazquez, Eva – Journal of Biological Education, 2014
Introducing research in undergraduate biology studies may contribute to creating research vocations and generate the idea that science may influence all aspects of common life. However, laboratory practices are too often disconnected from current investigations and rarely address real-life questions that are really interesting for students.…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments, Cytology, Biology
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Shultz, Jeffry – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
I present a laboratory procedure for illustrating transcription, post-transcriptional modification, gene conservation, and comparative genetics for use in undergraduate biology education. Students are individually assigned genes in a targeted biochemical pathway, for which they design and test polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers. In this…
Descriptors: Laboratory Procedures, Genetics, Biology, Science Instruction
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Basey, John; Sacket, Loren; Robinson, Natalie – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2008
Variations in science lab design can differentially impact student learning. Quantification of these differential impacts can be used in modeling--an approach we term "optimal lab design." In this study we estimated relative influences of six characteristics of lab design on students' attitudes toward science labs in three different…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Design, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen
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Brenneman, James A. – American Biology Teacher, 1979
The growth and study of lower fungi, especially Oomycetes and Zygomycetes, in the biology classroom are described. (BB)
Descriptors: Biology, Botany, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures
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Russo, A. J.; And Others – American Biology Teacher, 1984
Background information, list of required materials, and procedures are provided for an immunological assay which has been modified for use as a classroom/laboratory demonstration of antigen-antibody reaction. The assay is designed for a two and one-half hour laboratory period but may be modified for one hour laboratories. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures
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Stagg, William R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1972
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Instructional Materials
Willingham, Shively; Thompson, Charles L. – 1970
Observations and experiments with mice, developed and tested at the Pennsylvania Advancement School with underachieving boys in grades seven and eight, are described in this teachers' guide which includes copies of student worksheets for exercises needing them. In addition to lists of materials and procedural suggestions, ideas for guiding…
Descriptors: Behavior, Biology, Environment, Instruction
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