Association for Biology Laboratory Education

Radiolaria Cell Measurement Lab
 

Kathleen A. Nolan and Allen J. Burdowski

Advances in Biology Laboratory Education, 2022, Volume 42

https://doi.org/10.37590/able.v42.art68

Poster file: https://doi.org/10.37590/able.v42.poster69

Abstract

This virtual lab utilizes the website https://www.virtualmicroscope.org/collections. Using a slide of Radiolaria collected from the West Indies, students will measure individual specimens and practice calculating the mean and standard deviation of a data set. Students can use college library databases to increase their background knowledge of Radiolaria. The students then write a lab report based on their measurements and background information on these little-studied organisms.

Keywords:  Inquiry-based learning, Radiolaria, online microscopy

Virtual ABLE (ViABLE) (2021)