ABLE Proceedings – Volume 29

An Inquiry-Based Enzyme Lab
Norris Armstrong
[Abstract][Article]

Oviposition Substrate Choice by Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus
Lawrence S. Blumer & Christopher W. Beck
[Abstract][Article]

Teaching the Teacher: Introducing and Training TAs in Inquiry–Based Learning Methods
Kelly Bohrer, Alma Ferrier, Dan Johnson, & Kristin Miller
[Abstract][Article]

A Three-Part Laboratory Exercise Using Flightless Fruit Flies (Drosophila melanogaster) to Study Modes of Inheritance
Joseph P. Chinnici & Robert Ketcham
[Abstract][Article]

Extraction, Sequencing, and Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA
Robert J. Kosinski & Brad Robinson
[Abstract][Article]

The Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay
John Mordacq & Roberta Ellington
[Abstract][Article]

Using Vernier Equipment to Convert Didactically Taught Human Respiration Lab to Inquiry Based Human Respiration Lab
Timothy Bradshaw, Samuel P. Carmichael II, Jason A. Collett, Alma F. Ferrier & Jeffrey L. Osborn
[Abstract][Article]

Conversion Immersion, Version 2.0: Working Together to Create Investigative Labs
Marielle H. Hoefnagels & Mark E. Walvoord
[Abstract][Article]

The Genetics of Beta-galactosidase— Encoded by the lacZ gene in E. coli— Laboratory Exercises to Illustrate Gene Regulation
Susan J. Karcher, Kristene L. Henne, & Deborah A. Anderson
[Abstract][Article]

Whodunit? A Murder Mystery for Teaching Biology
Joann M. Lau & Dave L. Robinson
[Abstract][Article]

For Puppies or Children? A Case Study about Global Food Security
Joy B. Perry & Kathy Schwab
[Abstract][Article]

Determining Human Blood Type by Non-Invasive Methods
Michael P. Martin & Stephen M. Detzel
[Abstract][Article]

Food For Life: Nutrients and Energy
Jane M. Beiswenger & Ronald E. Beiswenger
[Abstract][Article]

Building Retentive Understanding of Biology By Using a “Hybrid” Format With an Interactive Website and Active-Learning Exercises
Betty Black, Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver, & Brenda J. Grubb
[Abstract][Article]

Promoting Analytical Thinking by Adding Data Collection to Observationally-Based Labs
Jessica Goldstein
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Science Literacy & Self-Confidence in Doing Biology: Inquiry Versus Traditional Labs
Cara Gormally & Brittan Hallar
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Teaching Critical Thinking and Writing Skills with CPR
Robert Hodson, Todd Nickle, Linda Dion, & Dee Baer
[Abstract][Article]

The Antibiotic Resistance Phenomenon: Use of Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Determination for Inquiry Based Experimentation
Paula B. Lessem
[Abstract][Article]

Defining the Patuxent River Watershed
Debby Luquette
[Abstract][Article]

Using the Rock Anemone, Aiptasia, and Other Selected Cnidarians to View Cnidocytes
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver & Jason Wingate
[Abstract][Article]

Hands on Simulation of Mutation
Charlotte K. Omoto
[Abstract][Article]

Integrating Science and Society into Non-majors Science Courses
Jane Beiswenger & Mark Lyford
[Abstract][Poster]

A Methanol-Free Method of Extracting Secondary Chemicals
Jordan P. Sarver, Lawrence S. Blumer & Marius K. Denton
[Abstract][Article]

Restriction Endonuclease Digestion of a Plasmid
Margaret M. Dooley
[Abstract][Article]

“Doing Science” as Service Learning
Beth Landon
[Abstract][Article]

Supertasters – Updating the Taste Test For the A & P Laboratory
Karen A. McMahon
[Abstract][Article]

WINK IS FREE SOFTWARE WHICH ALLOWS EASY CREATION OF ANIMATED COMPUTER TUTORIALS
Todd C. Nickle & Robert Hodson
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Using Student Generated Species Descriptions and Relationships to Test and Refine Understanding of Community Structure
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver, Miriam Ferzli, Brenda J. Grubb & Betty L. Black
[Abstract][Poster]

Transpiration: An Inquiry-Based Adaptation of a Traditional Cookbook Lab
Eleanor A. Pardini
[Abstract][Article]

Demonstrating the Concepts of Mutagenesis and Genetic Screening Using the Fungal System Coprinus cinereus
Marilee A. Ramesh & Nicole Randall
[Abstract][Article]

Jigsaw: Indirect Effects of a Biological Control Agent
Michele R. Schutzenhofer
[Abstract][Article]