A Simple, Inexpensive, Dynamic, & Hands-on Exercise for Prompting Discussion of the Characteristics of Living Things
Author:
Mickle James E.1,
Aune Patricia M.2
Affiliation:
1. JAMES E. MICKLE is on the Plant Biology faculty at North Carolina State University, 2115 Gardner Hall, CB no. 7612, Raleigh, NC 27695-7612; james_mickle@ncsu.edu
2. PATRICIA M. AUNE is a laboratory supervisor in the Biology Department; patty_aune@ncsu.edu
Abstract
Paper punch-out dots soaked in isopropyl alcohol will move about randomly when placed flat on the surface of water, superficially resembling swimming movements of single-celled protists. This exercise is a hands-on and dynamic activity to generate discussion on the generally accepted characteristics of living things.
Publisher
University of California Press
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Education
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