Computer-Interfaced Respirometer For Biological Sciences Laboratory

这个项目的目的是在不同的生物学课程中显著提高教授呼吸和新陈代谢的能力。收购Micro-Oxymax计算机接口呼吸仪提供了测量二氧化碳和氧气变化的灵敏度，并允许在没有压力的情况下对动物进行更长时间的监测。通过与大学计算机系统的接口，收集的数据可供各种课程的学生进行额外的分析。该项目对几门课程的学生产生了影响，使他们能够直接、准确地测量关键的新陈代谢过程，调查各种环境因素对其大小的影响，并开发他们自己的“可行”的实验想法。

The aim of this project is to significantly enhance the ability to teach about respiration and metabolism in a diversity of biology courses. The acquisition of a Micro-Oxymax computer- interfaced respirometer provides the sensitivity for measuring changes in CO2 as well as oxygen and allows animals to be monitored for extended periods of time without stress. By interfacing with the university computing systems the collected data is available to students in a variety of courses for additional analysis. The project has an impact on students in several courses, allowing them to take direct, accurate measurements of key metabolic processes, to investigate the influence of various environmental factors on their magnitude, and to develop "doable" experimental ideas of their own.