Rediscovering Botany in the Undergraduate Curriculum ThroughPlant Growth Experimentation

该项目将提升植物学基础教学水平 科学在以下课程：一般植物学，植物 生态学，植物生理学和独立研究。的 奋进取决于让一个本科生 研究实验室，学生可以聚集在一起计划 研究，进行研究，然后分析数据。 计划围绕以下方面进行九次实验室演习： 环境/植物生长相互作用的一般主题。 三个发光的环境生长室，两个 培养箱和两个层流罩 这样学生们就可以种植植物，培养组织， 在受控条件下使种子发芽。 这 收集环境控制设备将 让学生设计简单的实验， 识别和控制重要变量，然后 对照片进行有意义的测量。干燥 组织需要烤箱和数字天平 处理. 要求计算机系统提供数据 分析和传播研究成果。作为 使用该设备的实验室研究的结果， 希望更多的学生能学习植物学， 研究生水平的农学或林业。

This project will upgrade the teaching of basic botanical science in the following courses: General Botany, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, and Independent Research. The endeavor is contingent upon equipping an undergraduate research laboratory where students can gather to plan research, carryout research, and then analyze data. Nine laboratory exercises are planned around the general theme of environment/plant-growth interaction. Three lighted environmental growth chambers, two incubators, and two laminar flow hoods are requested so students can grow plants, culture tissue, and germinate seeds under controlled conditions. This collection of environmental control equipment will challenge students to design simple experiments, identify and control important variables, and then take meaningful measurements of photo-thesis. A drying oven and a digital balance are required for tissue processing. A computer system is requested for data analysis and dissemination of research results. As a result of laboratory research using this equipment, hopefully more of our students will pursue botany, agronomy, or forestry at the graduate level.