Association for Biology Laboratory Education

ABLE Proceedings – Volume 22

Editor: Sue Karcher

 


Major Workshops

Spot-Overlay Ames Test of Potential Mutagens
David R. Wessner, Peggy C. Maiorano, John Kenyon, Ralph Pillsbury, and A. Malcolm Campbell
[Abstract][Article]

Using A Molecular Marker to Study Genetic Equilibrium in Drosophila melanogaster
Rodney J. Scott
[Abstract][Article]

Mitochondria and Metabolism in Honeybee Flight Muscle
Alexander F. Motten
[Abstract][Article]

Mitochondrial DNA from Lumbriculus variegatus: Isolation and Restriction Digest Analysis
Gary Oxford
[Abstract][Article]

An Introduction to DNA: Spectrophotometry, Degradation, and the ‘Frankengel’ Experiment
William Clark and Kimberley Christopher
[Abstract][Article]

DNA Sequencing Used to Illustrate Mutations and Evolution
Theodore Gurney, Jr., Russell LeMon, and Kathleen Nolan
[Abstract][Article]

The Good and the Bad: Symbiotic Organisms from Selected Hosts
Gayle Pittman Noblet and Michael J. Yabsley
[Abstract][Article]

Cercariae of Digenetic Trematodes: Use In Laboratory Investigations
Ronald Rosen
[Abstract][Article]

Koch’s Crickets: A Study in Etiology
C. Brian Odom
[Abstract][Article]

Investigative Laboratories in Cell Biology Using a Host-Parasitoid Model: The Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta, and the Braconid Wasp, Cotesia congregata — Introduction to the System
Isaure de Buron
[Abstract][Article]

Plant Reproductive Systems: An Investigative Approach
Laura K. Thompson
[Abstract][Article]

Why Are Reports of Ant Pollination Rare?: A Field and Lab Exercise Using the Scientific Method
Mary N. Puterbaugh and Mary Blaine Prince
[Abstract][Article]

The Line-Intercept Method: A Tool for Introductory Plant Ecology Laboratories
John Cummings and Denny Smith
[Abstract][Article]

Birdsong Playback as a Tool for Teaching Animal Behavior
Jerry A. Waldvogel
[Abstract][Article]

Murder and Mayhem in Non-Majors Biology
Jean L. Dickey and V. Christine Minor
[Abstract][Article]

Bringing the Laboratory into the Lecture Hall
Ruth E. Beattie
[Abstract][Article]

Effective Methods of Training Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistants II: Preparing TAs To Be Effective in the Laboratory
Jean L. Dickey, John Cummings, Maggie Haag, Louise McBain, and William Glider
[Abstract][Article]

Preparation and Presentation of Biology Laboratory Class Materials Through WebCT®
Terry Combs
[Abstract][Article]

Using Humans as a Central Example in Teaching Undergraduate Biology Labs
Craig E. Nelson and Martin K. Nickels
[Abstract][Article]


Mini Workshops

DNA: A Kinesthetic Experience
Sandra Johnson
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Dispersal Cues Used by Parasitic Wasps: Phototaxis, Geotaxis and Mated Melittobia
Judith A. Guinan and Robert W. Matthews
[Abstract][Article]

Tackling Phylogeny in Introductory Biology Laboratories
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver and John W. Zimmerman
[Abstract][Article]

Rearing Xenopus laevis Life History Stages
Ron Koss and Bruce Wakeford
[Abstract][Article]

Metabolism and Oxygen Consumption in Aquatic Organisms
Ruthanne B. Pitkin
[Abstract][Article]

Investigating Your Watershed: Detection of Fecal Coliform Bacteria
Karin Readel
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

A Simple Sampling Method That Lets Students See the Forest AND the Trees
Janet Phelps
[Abstract][Article]

Use of Video Microscopy to Promote Collaborative Learning in Developmental Anatomy and Histology
Betty L. Black and Harold G. Meeks, Jr.
[Abstract][Article]

Using Projects to Encourage Exploration of Animal Diversity and Educational Resources
Jean L. Dickey and Jeanne Leonard
[Abstract][Article]

Introducing Inquiry In A Biology Lab For Non-Majors
Phyllis S. Laine and Linda J. Heath
[Abstract][Article]

A Computer-Based Approach for Generating Standardized Student Assessment Using a First Year Biology Programme as a Model to Evaluate Its Effectiveness
Todd Nickle and Jeffrey Sheedy
[Abstract][Article]

Team Projects: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Joy Perry
[Abstract][Article]

On-Line Manual Enhances Student Learning
Arthur L. Buikema, Jr., William Zabaronick, and Mary Alice Schaeffer
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

The Use of Interactive Web-Based Courseware in Intro Biology
Corey A. Goldman
[Abstract][Article]

Developing Biology Board Games
William Beachly
[Abstract][Article]

Interactive Exploration of Kingdom Animalia Using the Animal Diversity Web
Cynthia Sims Parr and Philip Myers
[Abstract][Article]

Using Student-Centered Investigative Modules to Teach a Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Methods Laboratory Course to Undergraduate Non-Science Major Students
John Usis
[Abstract][Article]

Connecting Teaching Lab Development and Education Research: An Introduction
Brian White
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Student Reviews of Scientific Literature: Opportunities to Improve Students’ Scientific Literacy and Writing Skills
Susan J. Karcher
[Abstract][Article]