Spring 2016 Scientific Teaching Fellows designed, taught, and revised a lesson based on a challenging topic in undergraduate biology education. These lessons have been designed with careful attention to inclusive teaching strategies.
You are welcome to use and adapt these classroom materials. Please be sure to acknowledge the authors when using their materials.
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Meng, Han-A, Trish, Emily |
After completing this lesson including case studies and group work, students will be able to:
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Neha Bhat, Nicole Calabro, Stefan Avey, Ed |
Data interpretation and analysis lesson where students learn flow cytometry by determining different cell populations and interpreting histograms. Learning objectives:
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Cali, Daniel, Karen, Keri |
Students will work in groups to develop a deeper understanding of memory. By the end of this learning activity, students will be able to:
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Maggie, Norah, Nate, Larry |
This lesson uses a Mathematica modeling simulation that is scalable to processes over increasing numbers of generations and different environmental regimes (selection pressures). By modeling genetic drift students will be able to:
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Patrick, Michael, Yang |
Exploring the Mystery of DNA: This 20-30 min lesson aims to teach students about the chemical structure of DNA. The primary learning objectives are for students to:
Students will use paper cutouts of nucleotides to make a single DNA strand, and then polymerize a complementary strand of DNA. This activity is very hands on, and focuses on the chemical principles underlying DNA structure and not the rote memorization of base pairs. |
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Amanda T., Amanda L., Stefan L., Annie |
Using tooth enamel as a case study. Students will learn acid-base chemistry and make predictions about tooth decay in various solutions. By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
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Sam, Teresa, Gabriel |
Protein Folding |
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Haritha, Rituparna, Angela |
Students will use case studies to answer questions about what immunotherapies are best depending on cancer type and diagnosis. By the end of this lesson, students will:
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