HHMI – Movie Night: Wednesday, June 19, 5:30-7:30pm
Meet and greet: CRX100A Lobby with hors d’oeuvres; Film in Room: CRX240
From Ants to Grizzlies: A General Rule for Saving Biodiversity
E.O. Wilson’s pioneering work studying ants on islands uncovered the relationship between species diversity and island size. Today, human development is shrinking habitats on land and turning them into islands in a sea of humanity. HHMI BioInteractive’s classroom film, “From Ants to Grizzlies: A General Rule for Saving Biodiversity” connects Wilson’s experiments to today’s real-world conservation efforts to expand and connect protected areas to protect wildlife species, like wolves and grizzlies, that need substantial space to survive.
Hayden-McNeil: Thursday, June 20th, 12:00-1:00pm, BSC 302
Labster: Thursday, June 20th, 12:00-1:00pm, BSC 312
The use of laboratories in science education first emerged at least 200 years ago. Since then, they have been regarded as an integral part of the education of science students across the globe. Moving into the modern day, new innovations in technology have opened up what is possible in science education and, in particular, the lab element of science courses. In this session we will demonstrate how gamification, use of simulations, virtual reality and storytelling can be leveraged to improve lab prep, learning outcomes, retention of information, motivation & self-efficacy.
Labarchives: Thursday, June 20th, 12:00-1:00pm, BSC 330
Engage your students with a real-world, mobile app for data management
SimBio: Thursday, June 20th, 12:00-1:00pm, BSC 130
DNA replication with DNA Explored from SimBio
In SimBio’s exhibitor workshop you will get to see (and try out, if you bring a laptop) our new DNA Explored lab, which we released this spring. This is the first module of a 3-part series in the works, exploring how cells use and store genetic information. In this module, students learn the basics of DNA structure and replication. A combination of sophisticated simulations, animations, puzzles, and instant-feedback questions that reinforce key concepts and terminology prepare students for their ultimate challenge – to replicate a strand of DNA using simulated enzymes and nucleotides. We will also demo Understanding Experimental Design, which challenges students to design and run experiments to solve a health-related mystery. This popular lab is particularly powerful because it’s built around an engaging system that is open-ended enough to give students freedom to generate and test ideas, but with sufficient constraints to make it possible to provide instant scenario specific feedback. This lets them make some mistakes and learn from them as they figure out what makes a good experiment, and to solve the mystery. As time allows, we’ll also happy to show any of our other ecology, evolution or cell biology labs. All participants will receive a USB drive with evaluation software.
BIO-RAD: Thursday, June 20th, 4:45-5:45pm, BSC 302
Life Science Lab Speed Dating
In this session, participants will have an opportunity to engage their choice of four diverse express experiences that will introduce them to various life science based labs. Experiences will include exploration of genetic associations with opioid dependency, mushroom enzyme assays (for biofuel production), photosynthesis and cellular respiration colorimetric assays with algae beads, and comparative proteomics investigations of fish samples using stain free gels. Participants can select and peruse desired stations throughout the session.
MiniPCR: Thursday, June 20th, 4:45-5:45pm, BSC 312
P51 Glow Labs: Molecular biology from DNA to protein
Use fluorescence to investigate the fundamentals of molecular biology in ways that were never possible before. Visualize the central dogma, seeing RNA and protein production in real time using cell-free technology. Have your students directly investigate how factors like temperature, pH, and genetic sequence affect DNA structure. Measure enzyme activity under varying conditions using an inquiry approach. And it glows!