Instrumentation for Introductory Biology Laboratories

该奖项提供资金，通过升级实验室仪器来加强德克萨斯农工大学的入门生物学实验室，这样学生就可以使用最先进的设备来设计和执行自己的实验，无论是正式的还是不太结构化的实验室练习。生物技术正被纳入实验室课程，以补充分子生物学的讲座主题。购买的设备对于学生有电泳和限制性内切酶分析的实践经验是必要的，这是分子生物学研究人员广泛使用的两种技术。将购买计算机与实验室设备相连接，以便学生可以用更昂贵的设备设计和进行实验。学生将使用这些设备与现有设备一起设计自己的实验，分析数据并撰写报告。由于新教学技术的通用性和可负担性，学生可以直接参与数据采集和分析，减少对演示的依赖。受助人将与非联邦来源的奖励相匹配。

This award provides funds to enhance the introductory biology labs at Texas A&M University by upgrading laboratory instrumentation, so students can use state-of-the-art equipment to design and perform their own experiments in both formal and less structured laboratory exercises. Biotechnology is being incorporated into the laboratory curriculum to complement lecture topics in molecular biology. The purchased equipment is necessary for students to have hands-on experience with electrophoresis and restriction enzyme analysis -- two techniques widely used by researchers in molecular biology. Computers will be purchased to interface with laboratory equipment so that students can design and perform experiments with more costly equipment. Students will use these in conjunction with existing equipment to design their own experiments, analyzing data and write a report. Because of the versatility and affordability of the new teaching technology students can be involved directly in data acquisition and analysis and rely less on demonstrations. The grantee is matching this award with non-Federal sources.