Using a Simple "Escherichia Coli" Growth Curve Model to Teach the Scientific Method

Autor/in	McKernan, Lisa N.
Titel	Using a Simple "Escherichia Coli" Growth Curve Model to Teach the Scientific Method
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 77 (2015) 5, S.357-362 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
DOI	10.1525/abt.2015.77.5.6
Schlagwörter	Microbiology; Teaching Methods; Research Methodology; Scientific Research; Science Instruction; Critical Thinking; Hypothesis Testing; Scientific Concepts; Undergraduate Students; Research Papers (Students); Grading; Scoring Rubrics; Laboratory Experiments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mikrobiologie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Kritisches Denken; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Notengebung; Schulnote; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit
Abstract	The challenge of teaching in the sciences is not only conveying knowledge in the discipline, but also developing essential critical thinking, data analysis, and scientific writing skills. I outline an exercise that can be done easily as part of a microbiology laboratory course. It teaches the nature of the research process, from asking questions and developing a testable hypothesis to writing a scientific paper, as well as the concepts of bacterial growth and two classic techniques for measuring bacterial growth, spectrophotometry, and standard plate method. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01