Association for Biology Laboratory Education

ABLE Proceedings – Volume 17

Editor: Jon Glase


 

Major Workshops

Expression Vectors Used in Project-Oriented Teaching Laboratories
Susan J. Karcher, David J. Asai, and Chris J. Staiger
[Abstract][Article]

Heads or Tails? Patterns of Segmental Regeneration in a Freshwater Oligochaete
Charles D. Drewes
[Abstract][Article]

Chemical Properties of Amino Acids and Identification of Unknown Amino Acids
Sam Donovan, Carl Stiefbold and Karen Sprague
[Abstract][Article]

Reporter Genes and Transgenic Plants to Study Response to Environmental Signals
Stanton B. Gelvin and Susan J. Karcher
[Abstract][Article]

Immunofluorescence of Cytoskeletal Proteins
John C. Mordacq and Roberta W. Ellington
[Abstract][Article]

Water and Solute Movement Through Red Blood Cell Membranes
Richard S. Manalis
[Abstract][Article]

Use of Macintosh Computers and Maclab Data Acquisition Units in a Human Cardiovascular Lab
Philip J. Stephens
[Abstract][Article]

Reproductive Isolation in Angiosperms
Alexander F. Motten
[Abstract][Article]

Using Microcomputer-Based Physiology Experiments in Investigative Labs in Introductory Biology
Robert J. Kosinski and Jean L . Dickey
[Abstract][Article]

Techniques of Anesthesia and Catheter Placement in the Rat Rattus rattus
Mary Gray
[Abstract][Article]

Identification of Microorganisms Encountered in the Upper Respiratory Tract
Iris L. Sun
[Abstract][Article]

Life-History Schedules in Daphnia magna: An Ecological Activity for Multiple Laboratory Sessions
Robert E. Sorensen
[Abstract][Article]

Investigations of Relationships Among Wetland Organisms Using Pickle Jar Aquaria
Ann B. Burgess and Anne F. Dehring
[Abstract][Article]

The Estimation of Species Richness in Pennsylvanian Coal Swamp Communities
Gary E. Dolph
[Abstract][Article]


Mini Workshops

Getting the Message Out: Technology Equipment for Chemistry and Biology Classrooms
Diane Burnett
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Introductory Molecular and Cell Biology Courses-Open General Discussion
Anne L. Cordon
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Simulating a Pond System Over 24 Hours
Jim Eckblad
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Animals as Factors Shaping Plant Communities
Roy Hurst
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Using Commercially Available Human Cells in a Chromosome Lab
Rosamond Potter
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

A Hands-On Simulation of Disease Transmission
Jean Dickey
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

The Use of Digital Imaging in General Botany Laboratories at The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mike Clayton
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Micro-Techniques of Cell Harvesting in Mice
Frances Makowski
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Simple Software to Demonstrate Changes in Allele Frequency
Susan Schenk
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

A Play for Genetics Lab
Roberta Williams
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

The Role of Biologists in Science Education of Elementary and Middle School Teachers
Ned Lyke
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Chemotaxis in Physarum, a Plasmodial Slime Mold
Donna M. Bozzone
[Abstract][Article]

Don’t Say Math in a Biology Class
Laurie Iten
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Education and the Internet
S. Edward Andrews
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Introducing Students to Scientific Literature
Nora Ann Bennett
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Using an Investigative Approach to Teach the Concepts of Fermentation
Arthur L. Buikema Jr., Suzanne H. Braunschweig, and Donna Harpold
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

The Use of Research, Teaching, or Personal Collections to Teach an Inquiry Based Introductory Biology Lab
Suzanne H. Braunschweig and S. Llyn Sharp
[Abstract][Published Abstract]