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Direct linkO'Connell, Mary; Lara, Antonio – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2005
The Medicinal Plants of the Southwest summer workshop is an inquiry-based learning approach to increase interest and skills in biomedical research. Working in teams, Hispanic and Native American students discover the chemical and biological basis for the medicinal activity of regional plants used by healers. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Minority Groups, Science Experiments, Undergraduate Students
