ABLE Proceedings – Volume 26

Laboratory Exercises in Molecular Biology and
Genetics

Using the Worm, Caenorhabditis elegans, in Undergraduate Genetics and Developmental Biology Laboratories
Jennifer Knight
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Teaching Western Blots with T antigen and p53
Theodore Gurney, Jr.
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Case It! Case Study Learning via Simulations of Molecular Biology Techniques
Mark Bergland and Karen Klyczek
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Incorporating Original Genomics Research into Genetics and Molecular Biology Courses
Brad Goodner and Kathy Wheeler
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Laboratory Exercises and Workshops in Teaching Scientific Inquiry

Using Microbial Eukaryotes for Laboratory Instruction and Student Inquiry
Donna M. Bozzone
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“Conversion Immersion”: Working Together to Create Investigative Labs
Mariëlle H. Hoefnagels and Mark Walvoord

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Laboratory Exercises in Evolution

Morphological and Molecular Methods for Creating Phylogenetic Trees
A. Daniel Johnson
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Allometry: Size and its consequences or…Why aren’t there 20 foot tall ants?
Susan M. Schenk
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Application of the Hardy-Weinberg model to a mixed population of Bar and wild-type Drosophila
Andrea Bixler and Fred Schnee
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Laboratory Exercises in Ecology and Field Biology

A Field Trip for Applied biology: Mark-Recapture of White-footed Mice in a Local Woodlot
John Cummings and T.R. Kaisa
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Introduction to Mark-Recapture Census Methods Using the Seed Beetle, Callosobruchus maculates
Alexander E. Olvido and Lawrence S. Blumer
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Competition Within and Between Species of Parasitoid Wasps
Judy A. Guinan, Christopher W. Beck, Lawrence S. Blumer, and Robert W. Matthews
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Photosynthetic Strategies and their Consequences for Plant Community Structure
K. Greg Murray, Kathy Winnett-Murray, and Lori Hertel
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The Kankapot Creek Coast Guard: Public service through water quality monitoring of a stressed stream
Joy B. Perry
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Biotic Indices of Stream Macroinvertebrates for Fun and (Educational) Profit
Joy B. Perry
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Laboratory Exercises in Physiology and Behavior

Touch and Temperature Senses
Charlie Drewes
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Alternative Strategies to the Use of Vertebrates in Undergraduate Physiology Labs
Flora Watson and Charlotte Omotto
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Bioenergetics: Energy flow, secondary production, and ecological efficiencies of Madagascan cockroaches
Sheryl Shanholtzer
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Instructional Resources Workshops

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

Soda Fermentation: Botany meets microbiology
Cheryld L. Emmons and Jean C. Cardinale

The Field as the Laboratory: The Costa Rican hands-on experience in biodiversity
Jacqueline S. McLaughlin

Cells and Organic Molecules: The first two labs in Principles of Biology II
Ruthanne B. Pitkin