{"id":925,"date":"2008-09-09T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=925"},"modified":"2008-09-10T10:03:03","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T15:03:03","slug":"blackworm-lab-for-beginning-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"Blackworm Lab for Beginning the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Charlie Drewes Website (click to go there)<\/p><\/div>\n

Here\u2019s my favorite lab for the beginning of the year: <\/span>Blackworm Lab<\/a><\/p>\n

I modified information and labs from the iconic Charlie Drewes, formerly of Iowa State University, and Randy Dix of Olathe North High School and gave it a special twist I learned from Sandy Collins of West Junior High in Lawrence. <\/span>For further information on Lumbriculus variegatus<\/em> you can visit Charlie Drewes\u2019 website which is still being maintained at the university and is a treasure trove of labs and activities with invertebrates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Charlie Drewes’ Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"From<\/a>

From Charlie's web site (click to go there)<\/p><\/div>\n

Sandy<\/span>\u2019s idea that I love has students creating labs and experimenting with organisms they believe are being exposed to stimulants and depressants. <\/span>After they have all completed the lab you tell them that although the water containers were labeled<\/strong> differently, there was no actual<\/strong> difference in the water. <\/span>I find we can then launch into rich discussions of the reasons for blind and double blind studies AND how some of the greatest discoveries have come about when scientists got unexpected results and strove to understand and uncover what had really happened. <\/span><\/p>\n

I also find that during the lab some students get data they believe to be wrong (no difference in pulse rates between the groups). <\/span>They come to me and ask what is wrong \u2013 I use the opportunity to ask them if they were very careful in their technique, if they assure me they were I tell them they should trust their data and try to understand it. <\/span>It\u2019s fun to have students who think they\u2019re getting poor data get rewarded in the long run with praise for having the most accurate results. <\/span>(I also give a 5 pt bonus for getting good results and recognizing them.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s my favorite lab for the beginning of the year: Blackworm Lab I modified information and labs from the iconic Charlie Drewes, formerly of Iowa State University, and Randy Dix of Olathe North High School and gave it a special twist I learned from Sandy Collins of West Junior High in Lawrence. For further information
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