Using Zebrafish to Bring Hands-On Laboratory Experiences to Urban Classrooms
Using Zebrafish to Bring Hands-On Laboratory Experiences to Urban Classrooms
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DOI：
10.1089/zeb.2017.1503
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发表时间：
2018-01-22
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通讯作者：
Lewis, Katharine E.
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作者：
Wilk, Rebecca;Ali, Naomi;Lewis, Katharine E.
斑马鱼被广泛用作研究的模式生物。斑马鱼胚胎也是教授学生脊椎动物发育的有用资源。在这里，我们描述了两名高中教师和两名大学教授之间的合作，他们利用斑马鱼为市中心的学生带来实验室实践体验，目的是提高学生对科学方法、细胞分裂、有丝分裂和孟德尔遗传学等几个基本科学概念的理解和记忆，并提高其有形性。我们为我们开发的四个实验室模块中的每一个模块进行描述并提供支持材料。我们还讨论了遇到的障碍，并提出了克服这些障碍的建议。此次合作提供了一个例子，说明斑马鱼经验很少的高中教师如何在相对较短的时间内获得开发和实施此类模块的知识和信心。由于斑马鱼资源的广泛可用性，这些实验室应该为其他有兴趣将使用活体动物进行更多实践、基于探究的调查融入课堂的教师提供有用的资源。我们还希望鼓励其他斑马鱼研究人员与当地教师合作开展类似项目。
Zebrafish are widely used as a model organism for research. Zebrafish embryos are also a useful resource for teaching students about vertebrate development. Here we describe a collaboration between two high school teachers and two university professors that used zebrafish to bring hands-on laboratory experiences to inner-city students, with the aim of increasing tangibility, and improving student understanding and retention, of several fundamental scientific concepts, such as the scientific method, cell division, mitosis, and Mendelian genetics. We describe and provide supporting material for each of the four laboratory modules that we developed. We also discuss the obstacles that we encountered and include suggestions of ways to overcome these. This collaboration provides an example of how high school teachers with very little zebrafish experience can gain the knowledge and confidence to develop and implement modules such as these in a relatively short period of time. Owing to the wide availability of zebrafish resources, these laboratories should provide a useful resource for other teachers who are interested in integrating more hands-on, inquiry-based investigations using live animals into their classes. We also hope to encourage other zebrafish researchers to collaborate with local teachers in similar projects.