lab

Students design, conduct, and analyze a controlled experiment testing the effects of alcohol on the roundworm C. elegans.

Students observe and dissect a Manduca sexta caterpillar to learn about the structure and function of an invertebrate nervous system.

Students view slides of brain tissue under a microscope then describe and identify structures.

Dissecting a sheep brain, students gain appreciation for the complexity of the brain.

Students in grades 5-8 design, conduct, and analyze a controlled experiment testing the taste and/or smell preferences of the roundworm C. elegans.

Students design, conduct, and analyze a controlled experiment testing the taste and/or smell preferences of the roundworm.