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Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching
Mini Workshops, Volumes 12-27

(Will be added to our full Proceedings Database as time permits)

 

Volume 12 [full text]

  • Termites and the Scientific Method (Sheryl F. Shanholtzer and Marsha E. Fanning)
  • Discussion-Oriented Exercises on Two Hot Topics: Global Warming and Tropical Deforestation (Jane M. Beiswenger and Neil Snow)
  • Why Do Mendel's Peas Wrinkle? (Thomas Fogle)
  • Use of a DNA Cookbook to Demonstrate Transcription and Protein Synthesis (Marsha E. Fanning)
  • Electrophysiology of Frog Sensory Receptors (Linda A. Scott)
  • Course of Infection of Trypanosoma lewisi in the Rat (Karen J. Ott)
  • Microsurgery on Protozoa Using Cactus Spines (Leland G. Johnson and Franklin G. Johnson)
  • A Chemistry Primer for General Biology: Using the Macintosh to Present Text, Graphics, and Animations in a Lecture Setting (Steve Fifield and Richard W. Peifer)
  • Laboratory Equipment List Spreadsheet (Carol A. Budd)

Volume 13 [full text]

  • Chances' Choices: An Interactive Module to Study Human Genetics (Roberta Williams)
  • AIDS Testing: A Demonstration/Problem (Rosamond Potter)
  • The Use of Humor to Help Promote Critical Thinking in a General Biology Classroom (Nancy L. Goodyear)
  • Use of Chives for the Study of Meiosis (Albert D. Robinson)
  • A Training Program for Graduate Assistants Who Are Non-Native Speakers of English (Janet C. Constantinides)

Volume 14 [full text]

  • Isolation of DNA from Gels (Susan J. Karcher)
  • Teaching the Electron Transport Chain (Janet A. Sherman and David L. Evans)
  • Membrane Permeability: A Quantitative Approach (Todd M. Bennethum)
  • Teaching Enzyme Kinetics Using a Commercial Diagnostic Assay for Glucose in Plasma (Pamela J. Bryer)
  • Marsilea: The Fast Fern (Leland G. Johnson)
  • Grocery Store Botany (Laura K. Thompson)
  • A Problem Solving Approach to Animal Physiology (Susan K. Blizard and Steven Fehrer)
  • Following Directions: A No Fuss, Paper and Pencil Lab Activity (Rita A. Hoots)
  • Using Flow Diagrams to Learn Cell Biology (Thomas Fogle)
  • Growlab: A Gardening-Based Curriculum Guide (Denise Martin)
  • Science Olympics: Helping Biology Compete (Tom Haffie)
  • Writing Exam Questions That Promote Critical Thinking (Nancy L. Goodyear)

Volume 15 [full text]

  • Identification of an Unknown Plasmid (Todd M. Bennethum)
  • Tissue Printing: A New Way to Look at Plant Structure (Graham R. Kent and Philip D. Reid)
  • A Student-Built Cell Counting Chamber (Robert B. Ketcham)
  • An Economical Method for Generating and Delivering an Even Flow of CO2 Gas (Angélique G. L. Gloss and Evelyn J. Stillwell)
  • Teaching Spectrophotometry and Graphing Using Red Cabbage Extract and pH Buffers (Frances G. R. Kennedy)
  • Some Effects of pH on Living Systems (Sherry K. Brooks)
  • Ecological Interactions: Testing Prey Distribution Patterns (Jane M. Beiswenger)
  • Succession in a Sub-Alpine Forest (Karen E. Bedford and Ruth St. John)
  • Ecological Crisis 2050 A.D. (Nancy L. Goodyear)
  • Majors Biology: An Evolutionary Synthesis (Joan C. Sharp)
  • A Semester-Long Research Problem Approach to Senior Undergraduate Laboratories in Ecology (Thomas D. Nudds)
  • The Methods of Science: Properties of Life as Observed in a Slime Mold (Carolyn S. Ogren)
  • From Hypothesis to Manuscript: Small Group Research Projects in Ecology for Introductory Biology and Ecology Courses (David Lasenby, Erica Nol, and Kate Frego)
  • The Eyes Have It: Ideas for Undergraduate Student Research (Kathleen A. Nolan, Adam Splayer, Matthew Gottlieb, and David Azizian)
  • Making and Using Computer Animations to Teach Biology (Alan W. Day and Robert L. Dean)
  • Procuring and Preserving Animals for Biological Instruction (Raymond O. Flag

Volume 16 [full text]

  • Group Projects in Large and Small Classes (Jane Beiswenger and Donna P. Bagby)
  • Teaching General Biology Using the Open Lab Format (Gail Schiffer and Dorothy Zinsmeister)
  • DNA Sequence Analysis (Barry Yedvobnick and Victoria Finnerty)
  • Teaching DNA Structure and Function on a Shoestring Budget (Larry L. Lowe)
  • Using Tissue Culture to Investigate Plant Cell Differentiation and Dedifferention (Donna M. Bozzone)
  • Bioluminescence in Transformed Bacterial Cells (Carole Corsby)
  • Making and Staining Fresh Plant Hand-Sections (Susan M. Schenk)
  • An Inexpensive Pressure Transducer for Measuring Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration (Graham R. Kent and Richard T. Briggs)
  • Recording Action Potentials from Earthworm Giant Axons (Wayne L. Silver)
  • Using a Fresh Mammalian Heart in Learning-Cycle Laboratory (Ann O. Wilke)
  • Nematodes of the Cockroach (Karen J. Ott)
  • Plant Competition from the Field and Laboratory Perspective (Denise A. Martin)
  • Influence of Nutrients and Zooplankton Grazing on Phytoplankton: A Collaborative Lab (Sherry Brooks, Eileen Zerba, Randy Fuller, and Ron Hoham)
  • Using Displays to Augment Laboratories (Barbara D. Stegenga)
  • Update on AP Biology Labs (Beth Nichols)

Volume 17 [full text]

  • Getting the Message Out: Technology Equipment for Chemistry and Biology Classrooms (Diane W. Burnett)
  • Introductory Molecular and Cell Biology Courses-Open General Discussion (Anne Cordon)
  • Simulating a Pond System Over 24 Hours (Jim Eckblad)
  • Animals as Factors Shaping Plant Communities (Roy Hurst)
  • Using Commercially Available Human Cells in a Chromosome Lab (Rosamond Potter)
  • A Hands-On Simulation of Disease Transmission (Jean Dickey)
  • The Use of Digital Imaging in General Botany Laboratories at The University of Wisconsin-Madison (Mike Clayton)
  • Micro-Techniques of Cell Harvesting in Mice (Frances F. Makowski)
  • Simple Software to Demonstrate Changes in Allele Frequency (Susan M. Schenk)
  • A Play for Genetics Lab (Roberta B. Williams)
  • The Role of Biologists in Science Education of Elementary and Middle School Teachers (Ned Lyke)
  • Chemotaxis in Physarum, a Plasmodial Slime Mold (a Simple Experiment to Teach Chi2 Analysis) (Donna M. Bozzone)
  • Don't Say Math in a Biology Class (Laurie Iten)
  • Education and the Internet (Edward Andrews)
  • Introducing Students to Scientific Literature (Nora Ann Bennett)
  • Using an Investigative Approach to Teach the Concepts of Fermentation (Arthur L. Buikema Jr., Suzanne H. Braunschweig, and Donna Harpold)
  • The Use of Research, Teaching, or Personal Collections to Teach an Inquiry Based Introductory Biology Lab (Suzanne H. Braunschweig and S. Llyn Sharp)

Volume 18 [full text]

  • Bioinformatics: The Retrieval and Analysis of DNA and Protein Sequences (Tongjia Yin and Janice Lovett)
  • Human Nutrition: Using a Computer Program to Determine How Well You Eat (Wayne L. Silver)
  • Teaching Evolutionary Pathways with Imaginary Animals (Richard W. Miller)
  • A Multimedia-based Lab Manual: To Enrich, Improve and Expand Learning and Teaching in the Wet Lab (Gabriela Wienhausen)
  • How to Get Students to Stop Asking, "Is This Lab Going to Take the Whole Three Hours?: A Description of a Cell Biology Lab Curriculum Which Emphasizes Scientific Inquiry (Donna M. Bozzone)
  • Selected Laboratory Experiments for Elementary Education Major or Other Non-Biology Majors (Denise A. Martin)
  • A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach to Investigating Cellular DNA Repair Mechanisms (Glenn A. Bauer)
  • Why Should I Wear Sunscreen? Ultraviolet Radiation, DNA, And Mutations (Sheila Kratzer and Charlene M. Waggoner)
  • Using the Scientific Method to Study Optical Orientation in Blowfly Larvae (William D. Blaker)
  • Non-Majors Environmental Biology: Large Class Hands-On Experiences (Ruth E. Beattie)
  • Lights, Bean Plants, Action: Starch Printing, a Student Exercise (Carol Reiss)
  • DNA: From Lab to Courtroom (Catherine A. Teare Ketter)
  • Species Identification and Systematics (Linda T. Collins and Charles H. Nelson)

Volume 19

  • In vivo and In vitro Development of the Chicken Heart by Jacqueline S. McLaughlin (Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University at Lehigh Valley) and Elizabeth R. McCain (Biology Department, Muhlenberg College) [full text]
  • Human Genetics: What Will Your Children Be Like? by Marsha Fanning (Lenoir-Ryhne College) and Sheryl Shanholtzer (DeKalb College) [full text]
  • The lac Operon of E. coli by Ramesh Bhambhani (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta) [full text]
  • Lux Genes / National Science Foundation Funding: New Light and Life in Biology Teaching Laboratories by Carole Corsby (General Biology Program, Auburn University) [full text]
  • Motivating First-Year Biology Students to Use Microscopes and the Scientific Method by Edmond Alkaslassy (Department of Biology, Pacific University) [full text]
  • Population Genetics of Coat Characteristics in Domestic Cats by Verne M. Mills (Kalamazoo Valley Community College) [full text]
  • Computer and Hands-on Simulation of Mendelian Genetics by Charlotte K. Omoto (Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Washington State University) [full text]
  • Using an Investigative Approach to a Laboratory Exercise on the Genetics of Indian Corn by Linda T. Collins and Rebekah P. Bell (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) [full text]
  • An Investigative Approach to the Study of Phagocytosis in Tetrahymena by Donna Bozzone Department of Biology, Saint Michael's College) [full text]
  • Involving Your Students in Cutting-Edge Biological Research by Kathy Frame (National Association of Biology Teachers) [full text]
  • Old Problems, New Solutions: Teaching Thinking in Intro Biology Labs by Forcing Connections by Katherine Sullivan (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University) [full text]
  • How to Reduce the Level of Formaldehyde in the Zoology Lab by Herb Rosenberg and Warren Fitch (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary) [full text]
  • NIH Image 1.60: A Cost Effective Image Analysis Software for Undergraduate Biology Laboratories by Carol Budd (Department of Biology, St. Lawrence University) [full text]
  • The Use of LabVIEWR Virtual Instruments in the Undergraduate Science Laboratory by Hank D. Bestman (Department of Biology, The King's University College) [full text]
  • Home Lab Activities for Introductory Biology Delivered At-A-Distance by Robert G. Holmberg and Michael L. Liston (Centre for Natural and Human Science, Athabasca University) [full text]

Volume 20

  • Sensory Biology: Examination of Electroretinograms from Photoreceptors in Insects by Wayne L. Silver (Department of Biology, Wake Forest University) and James C. Smith (Department of Psychology, Florida State University) [full text]
  • Diffusion Potentials Across an Artificial Membrane by Kimberley Christopher (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta)  [full text]
  • Measuring Genetic Variation in Zebra Mussels Using Protein Electrophoresis by Corey Goldman (Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Toronto) [full text]
  • Unifying the Curriculum: IDH as a Model Enzyme by A. Malcolm Campbell (Biology Department, Davidson College) [full text]
  • A Simple, Quick, Inexpensive Assay for Mycorrhizal Associations in Common Plants by Robert D. Hebert and William H. Outlaw, Jr., Karthik Aghoram, Ann S. Lumsden, Kimberly A. Riddle , and Rudiger Hampp (Department of Biological Science, Florida State University) [full text]
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction1 Mutagenesis and Automated DNA Sequencing by Melanie L. Sims, Victor V. Tryon, Barry T. Nall (University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio), and Christy MacKinnon (University of the Incarnate Word) [full text]
  • The Dirt Lab: An Open-Ended Investigation Into An Environmental Problem by Charlene M. Waggoner, Dan Wiegmann, and Julia McArthur (Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green StateUniversity) [full text]
  • Introduction to Biological Variation, Hypothesis Testing, and Probability--an Example Using the Winged Seeds (Samaras) of the Box Elder Tree (Acer negundo) by Peter V. Minorsky and R. Paul Willing (Deparment of Biological Sciences) [full text]
  • Planarian Behavior: A Student-Designed Laboratory Exercise by Linda T. Collins and Brent W. Harker (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) [full text]
  • Teach Ecology Concepts with Mud Dauber Nests by Robert W. Matthews (Department of Entomology, University of Georgia) [full text]
  • WOWBugs: Newest Insect in the Curriculum by Robert W. Matthews (Department of Entomology, University of Georgia) [full text]
  • Efficiency of Arm Movement: A Study of Leverage, ATP Utilization, and Sarcomere Shortening in the Brachium by Harold L. Wilkinson (Department of Biology, Millikin University) [full text]
  • What is the Role of Salt in Taste? by Karen McMahon  (Faculty of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa) [full text]
  • Presentation of an Online Invertebrate Zoology Site and an Invitation to Participate in its Continuing Development by M. Fryer and M.A. Asson-Batres (Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University) [full text]
  • Microsoft Personal Web Server by Karin Readel (Departmen of Biological Sciences, DePaul University) [full text]
  • An Introduction to the University Library System or "How Many Original References Do We Need?" by Louise McBain (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta), Randy Reichardt (Science and Technology Library, University of Alberta), and Donna Wakeford (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta) [full text]

Volume 21

  • How To Solve Genetics "Word Problems" by Kathy Wiley Schwab (Biology Department, Huston-Tillotson College) [full text]
  • The Red and White Yeast Lab: An Introduction to Science As A Process by Brian White (Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Boston) [full text]
  • Antigen-Antibody Interaction: using the Ouchterlony method to support taxonomic relationships by Mary Culp (Department of Biology, Canisius College) [full text]
  • Death by Osmosis: An interactive, investigative laboratory exercise by William M. Beachly (Department of Biology, Hastings College) [full text]
  • Teaching Buffering by Comparing Observed and Expected Hydrogen and Hydroxide Ion Change by Robert J. Kosinski and John R. Cummings (Department of Biology Instruction and Agricultural Education, Clemson University) [full text]
  • A Simulated Pollination Exercise by R. Paul Willing (Biology Department, Union College) [full text]
  • The Botany Field Site (WWW): An Herbarium Project and A Guide through the Northeastern Deciduous Forest by Jacqueline McLaughlin (Biology Department, Pennsylvania State University) [full text]
  • Grafting Coleus Plants by Karin Readel (Interdisciplinary Science Program, University of Maryland) [full text]
  • Physiological Ecology Lab Exercise: Phenotypic Plasticity in Sun and Shade Leaves by Jill Goldstein (Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia), Robert Wyatt (Highlands Biological Station), and Jim Richardson (Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia) [full text]
  • Group Projects for the Botany Lab by Debora L. Mann (Biology Department, Millsaps College) [full text]
  • Models and Mindsets for Teaching Neurophysiology by Charlie Drewes (Zoology and Genetics Department, Iowa State University) [full text]
  • Labs Don't Have To Be Wet by Roberta Williams (Biology Department, University of Nevada) [full text]
  • Using a Mini-Symposium to Display the Results of Team-Designed Experiments to Encourage Freshman Pride & Teamwork by Denise Marie Ratterman (Department of Biology, Saint Joseph's University) [full text]
  • The Use of Writing in Investigative Biology Laboratories by Ralph W. Preszler (Department of Biology, New Mexico State University) [full text]
  • Using Simulation Software to Create Laboratory Experiences in Lecture Courses by Ruth E. Beattie (T.H. Morgan School of Biological Sciences, University of Kentucky) [full text]

Volume 22

  • DNA: A Kinesthetic Experience by Sandra Johnson (Middle Tennessee State University) [full text]
  • Dispersal Cues Used by Parasitic Wasps: Phototaxis, Geotaxis and Mated Melittobia by Judith A. Guinan1 and Robert W. Matthews2 (1Hollins University and 2University of Georgia) [full text]
  • Tackling Phylogeny in Introductory Biology Laboratories by Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver1 and John W. Zimmerman2 (1North Carolina State University and 2Mount St. Clair College) [full text]
  • Rearing Xenopus laevis Life History Stages by Ron Koss and Bruce Wakeford (University of Alberta) [full text]
  • Metabolism and Oxygen Consumption in Aquatic Organisms by Ruthanne B. Pitkin (Shippensburg University) [full text]
  • Investigating Your Watershed: Detection of Fecal Coliform Bacteria by Karin Readel (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) [full text]
  • A Simple Sampling Method That Lets Students See the Forest AND the Trees by Janet W. Phelps (University of Wisconsin - Baraboo/Sauk County) [full text]
  • Use of Video Microscopy to Promote Collaborative Learning in Developmental Anatomy and Histology by Betty L. Black and Harold G. Meeks, Jr. (North Carolina State University) [full text]
  • Using Projects to Encourage Exploration of Animal Diversity and Educational Resources by Jean L. Dickey and Jeanne Leonard (Clemson University) [full text]
  • Introducing Inquiry In A Biology Lab For Non-Majors by Phyllis S. Laine and Linda J. Heath (Xavier University) [full text]
  • A Computer-Based Approach for Generating Standardized Student Assessment Using a First Year Biology Programme as a Model to Evaluate Its Effectiveness by Todd Nickle and Jeffrey Sheedy (Mount Royal College) [full text]
  • Team Projects: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly by Joy B. Perry (University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley) [full text]
  • On-Line Manual Enhances Student Learning by Arthur L. Buikema, Jr., William Zabaronick, and Mary Alice Schaeffer (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) [full text]
  • The Use of Interactive Web-Based Courseware in Intro Biology by Corey A. Goldman (University of Toronto) [full text]
  • Developing Biology Board Games by William Beachy (Hastings College) [full text]
  • Interactive Exploration of Kingdom Animalia Using the Animal Diversity Web by Cynthia Sims Parr (University of Michigan) [full text]
  • Using Student-Centered Investigative Modules to Teach a Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Methods Laboratory Course to Undergraduate Non-Science Major Students by John D. Usis (Youngstown State University) [full text]
  • Connecting Teaching Lab Development and Education Research: An Introduction by Brian White (University of Massachusetts - Boston) [full text]
  • Student Reviews of Scientific Literature: Opportunities to Improve Students' Scientific Literacy and Writing Skills by Susan J. Karcher (Purdue University) [full text]

Volume 23

  • Post-it NOTE® SCIENCE: DNA Replication, Transcription and Translation by Lois Kreitzer-Housler [full text]
  • "Assume Nothing, Expect Everything": Teaching Students How to Write a Scientific Paper by Christie J. Howard and Alan A. Gubanich [full text]
  • Minds on Microscopy: A Forensics Approach by Cynthia A. Surmacz [full text]
  • Investigating Your Watershed: Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates as a Measure of Water Quality by Karin Readel [full text]
  • Making Graphs in Excel by Karin Knisely [full text]
  • "The Case of the Pilfered Plants": Biotechnology (and More) Using an Interactive CD-ROM by Steven D. Clark, Deborah M. Langsam, and Linda M. Simpson [full text]
  • Student-selected Biology Lab Activities by Martha J. Jack [full text]
  • Freshwater Sponges as Indicators of Water Pollution: An Investigative Undergraduate Lab by Malcolm S. Hill and April L. Hill [full text]

Volume 24

  • Allelic or Non-Allelic? Complementation Studies With Bacteriophage T4 rII Mutations by Susan J. Karcher [full text]
  • A Simulation of the Sanger (Dideoxy) Method for Sequencing DNA by Robert J. Kosinski [full text]
  • A Pipe Cleaner Exercise to Illustrate Difficulties in DNA Replication to Students Investigating the Meselson-Stahl Experiment by Todd Nickle [full text]
  • The Case of the Cumbersome Chromosomes: An Introduction to Workshop Genetics by Tammy Tobin-Janzen [full text]
  • Eliminating Ether by using Ice for Drosophila Labs by Denise Marie Ratterman [full text]
  • Evolution of Plants from the Paleozoic to the Present by Jon Cawley and Mary Schaeffer [full text]
  • A Treasure Hunt Through Pond Scum by Marshall Darley [full text]
  • Making Ecology Local: Engaging Your Students in Environmental Issues and Biology by Georgianna Saunders and Sarah Dewey [full text]
  • Introductory Modeling: The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change by Catherine Teare Ketter and Jill Goldstein [full text]
  • How Low Can You Go? The Effect of Salt on Ice by Karin E. Readel [full text]
  • Web-based Physiology Laboratory Simulations by Philip J. Stephens [full text]
  • Invertebrate Food Selection by Catherine A. Teare Ketter and Jill M. Goldstein [full text]
  • Distribution of Digestive Enzymes in Cockroaches by Flora Watson [full text]
  • A Comparison of Grades for Students Taking a Traditional Lecture Course With and Without the Laboratory by Sheryl Shanholtzer [full text]
  • Time Lapse Movies of Cell Movement and Mitosis by Ted Gurney [full text]
  • Using Superstitions and Sayings to Teach Experimental Design by Mariëlle H. Hoefnagels [full text]
  • Lab Practicals that Test Practical Skills by Ruthanne B. Pitkin [full text]
  • Picture Your Students by Anna M. Wilson [full text]

Volume 25 (with posters)

  • Writing Assignments in Large Classes With Minimal Support by Norris Armstrong [full text]
  • A Novel Service Learning Project for Non-major Biology Classes by Ruth E. Beattie [full text]
  • Scientific Journal Writing for Dummies: An Approach to Teaching Scientific Writing to First Year Biology Majors in An Introductory Lab by Kelly E. Bohrer [full text]
  • Biology 102, "The Natural World": An Experiential Science Class for Non-science Majors by R.L. Bossard [full text]
  • eLabs Conversion: Convert Your Old Paper Lab Manual into a CD-ROM by Peggy Brickman [full text]
  • Fat Content in Ground Meat: A Statistical Analysis by Mary Culp [full text]
  • New Light on Phototaxis and Phototropism by Charlie Drewes [full text]
  • Keys, Kudzu and Other Vines: Photocopiers and the Production of a Dichotomous Key by Marsha E. Fanning [full text]
  • Using Physical Models to Complement Computer-Based Bioinformatics Labs: Assessing Student Performance and Reactions by Michelle A. Harris [full text]
  • An Investigative Case Study Designed to Promote Critical Thinking Skills by Christie J. Howard and Meeghan E. Gray [full text]
  • Molds As Model Organisms For Undergraduate Structured Inquiry Labs by A. Daniel Johnson [full text]
  • Investigative Laboratory on "Filling In" by the Brain of the Blind Spot of the Visual Field by Debora L. Mann, Dick R. Highfill, and Ryan B. Day [full text]
  • Practical Botany - The Maltese Cross by Karen A. McMahon [full text]
  • Assessing Complex Behaviours: Improving Student Writing Skills Using a "A Short Guide to Writing about Biology" and Marking Rubrics by Todd Nickle [full text]
  • Photosynthesis/Respiration in Leaf Disks by Ruthanne B. Pitkin [full text]
  • Inquring Minds Want to Know: Introducing Freshmen to Experimental Design by Cynthia A. Surmacz [full text]
  • An Introductory Biology Lab that uses Enzyme Histochemistry to Teach Students about Skeletal Muscle Fiber Types by Lauren J. Sweeney, Peter D. Brodfuehrer and Beth L. Raughley [full text]
  • Statistical Basics for Biology; P-values, Alphas, and Measurement Scales by Catherine Teare Ketter [full text]
  • A Simple Demonstration of Random Motion by Charlene M. Waggoner
  • Effects of Insulation and Antifreeze/Glycerol on Thermoregulation of Simulated Animals Living in Cold Conditions by Flora Watson [full text]
  • Hiram Genomics Initiative: Novel Genomics Research Where You Least Expect It by Cathy Wheeler, Prudy Hall, and Brad Goodner [full text]

Volume 26 (with posters)

  • Modeling Scientific Thinking through Controversy: An example using plant chemical warfare (allelopathy) by Meeghan E. Gray, Natalie K. Marioni, and Christie J. Howard [full text]
  • Active Learning Formats for Botany Field Trips by Almuth H.Tschunko [full text]
  • Incorporating Inquiry-Based Laboratories in a Large First-Year Biology Course: Problems and solutions by William R. Huddleston and Heather D. Addy [full text]
  • T. rex Can't Jump; or could it? A biomechanical inquiry lab by William Beachly [full text]
  • Fishery Simulation: Growth, harvest, and management of a hypothetical fish population by Christine Beauchamp [full text]
  • A Lesson in Prairie Conservation: An example of collaborative science outreach by Darla G. French and Susan J. Karcher [full text]
  • The ESA21 Project: Environmental science activities for the 21st century by Matthew Laposata and John Pratte [full text]
  • Building an Ecosystem with a Semester-Long Lab Writing Project by Craig Moretz, Katherine Thorington, Jill Awkerman, and A. Daniel Johnson [full text]
  • Using Herps (snakes, lizards, frogs) to Demonstrate Genetic Principals in the Classroom by Eileen M. Underwood [full text]
  • The Phylum Masquerade and Other Games by Donald Cronkite, Lori Hertel and Kathy Winnett-Murray [full text]
  • Exploring Weight Regulation using Stella Modeling Software by Bob Kosinski [full text]
  • The bioMovies Project: Developing interactive digital video for active learning environments by M, Niedzlek-Feaver, B. L. Black, and H. Heatwole [full text]
  • Combining Inquiry- and Service-Learning Activities by Ralph W. Preszler [full text]
  • Educating Teachers for the Future: A roundtable discussion on biology lab curriculum for pre-service elementary and middle school teachers by Kelly E. Bohrer [full text]
  • Bringing Students out into the World-Wide Laboratory: Reflections on a study abroad biology course by Ruth E.Beattie [full text]
  • A Web-Based Simulation for Students Learning to use a Compound Microscope by Robert Ketcham and Becky Kinney [full text]
  • Chromatophores and Color Change in Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) by Seung M. Hong and Malcolm H. Taylor [full text]
  • Concept mapping as a learning strategy in introductory biology laboratories by Amy Marion and Ralph Preszler [full text]
  • Integration of Computer Lab and Wet Lab Without Loss of Functionality: Computer-augmented wet labs by Brenda Leady and Dale Leady [full text]
  • A Quantitative Genetics Exercise by Paul Willing [full text]
  • Interactive Computer Keys: Tools for understanding biodiversity by Mandy L.Heddle [full text]
  • Adaptation to an Abrupt Environmental Change by Mary Puterbaugh Mulcahy [full text]
  • The Value of Field Experiences in a Non-Major Marine Biology Course by Catherine Teare Ketter [full text]
  • Science 101: Development and Assessment of an Investigative Interdisciplinary Science Course for Education Majors by Michelle Edgcomb, Shari L. Britner, Jean Marie Grant, Kelly D.M. McConnaughay, and Robert J. Wolffe
  • Using Adenine-Requiring Mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisae to Study Mutation by Cherld L. Emmons
  • Soda Fermentation: Botany meets microbiology by Cheryld L. Emmons and Jean C. Cardinale
  • The Field as the Laboratory: The Costa Rican hands-on experience in biodiversity by Jacqueline S. McLaughlin
  • Cells and Organic Molecules: The first two labs in Principles of Biology II by Ruthanne B. Pitki

Volume 27

  • Quantitative Investigations of Hatching in Brine Shrimp Cysts by Charlie Drewes [full text]
  • Using National Public Radio to Jump Start Research Projects in Environmental Biology by Ruth E. Beattie [full text]
  • Developing Research Opportunities for Undergraduates by Maggie Haag [full text]
  • Using customized tools and databases for teaching Bioinformatics in introductory biology courses by Melody Neumann and Nicholas Provart [full text]
  • Using Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) to Improve Student Communication Skills by Todd Nickle [full text]
  • Beachcomber Biology: The Shannon-Weiner Species Diversity Index by Kathleen A. Nolan and Jill E. Callahan [full text]
  • Using the Slime Mold Physarum polycephalum in Independent Student Research by Janice Bonner [full text]
  • What Do Students Really Know When They Enter College? by Arthur L. Buikema, Jr., Mary. A. Schaeffer and C. M. Webb [full text]
  • Using Lab Reports to Achieve Specific Learning Goals in a Wide Range of Laboratory Settings by Miriam Ferzli and Michael Carter [full text]
  • Accessible Laboratory Environments for Teaching Biology by Christy A. Horn, William V. Glider, Beth Whitaker, Katherine Kalisek, and Adam Langan [full text]
  • The Beautiful Moldy World All Around Us by Karen Romanyk [full text]
  • Implementing Inquiry Based Learning in a General Microbiology Laboratory by Candace L. Walker, Arthur L. Buikema Jr. and Ann M. Stevens [full text]
  • Inexpensive Apparatus for Measuring Respiration and Photosynthesis Based on CO2 by Paul Willing [full text]
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