Title: A Scaffolded Approach to Integrating Primary Literature into A Biology Laboratory
Url: http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-37/v37reprint.php?ch=3
Author: Janice Bonner
Author's Address: Notre Dame of Maryland University
Email Address: jbonner@ndm.edu
Description: This workshop suggests a scaffolded introduction of students to biological literature. Students are presented with deep-lobed and shallow-lobed leaves (Quercus alba) and led to design methods to quantify depth of lobing and determine stomatal density. After students learn that the leaves were obtained from the top and
bottom of the same tree, they are asked where each type (deep-lobed/more stomata; shallow-lobed/ fewer stomata) would be located. Finally, students read a journal article in which stomatal density of fossil oak leaves is used to predict paleoatmospheric CO2 concentrations. Students’ familiarity with laboratory procedures facilitates their understanding of the article.
Keywords: primary literature
stomatal density
scaffolding
Topic: Plant Sciences -- Plant Physiology
Plant Sciences
BEN Subject/Discipline Taxonomy: Botany & Plant Science
Learning Resource Type: Laboratory exercise (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Context: Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Format: pdf
Access Rights: This resource is for ABLE members only.
Rights: http://www.ableweb.org/copyright-policy/
Conference Location & Year: Boston University (2015)
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