Education Section Archives

• Critical Thinking, The Scientific Method, and Page 25 of Gilbert
  Dany S. Adams, Department of Biology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063
• Learning embryology / developmental biology by reading classic and current research, discussing articles and concepts, and doing original laboratory research
  J.E. Heady. Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn.
• Science as one of the liberal arts: Linking introductory courses for science literacy
  S.R. Singer, M.S. Rand, R.O. Elveton, K.M. Galotti and L.K. Komatsu. Carleton Coll., Northfield, MN
• How to create a poster that graphically communicates your message
  K.W. Tosney. Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
• Using Caenorhabditis elegans to teach organelle localization in an undergraduate lab course
  G.V. Clokey and L.E. Urven. Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.

Titles and abstracts of all posters.

Hints to Enliven Lectures

• Discussion topics with references.
• Show some history of embryology in your lectures.
• We have finally identified the long-sought embryo of the Gefilte fish.
• Jokes!
• Humor From Our Students

Looking for some science humor on the web? Check out these sites:

Ig Nobel Prize: the website where prizes "are awarded to individuals whose achievement cannot or should not be reproduced."

The Annals of Improbable Research