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Farenga, Stephen J.; Niess, Daniel; Hutchinson, Michael – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Learning about stem cells within the context of treating pet illness or injury is an additional way for teachers to discuss the integration of science, technology, and veterinary medicine. We explain how practitioners in veterinary medicine harvest animal stem cells from adipose (fat) tissue in treating pet illness or injury. Further, we narrate…
Descriptors: Animals, Cytology, Biology, Science Instruction
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Milanick, Mark; Graham, Kerri; Wessel, Melissa – American Biology Teacher, 2013
Students are provided with a mystery concerning dogs that are paralyzed. This motivates a laboratory exercise to measure parameters from the dog's "blood" to determine whether the paralysis is due to pesticide poisoning or an autoimmune attack on nerve myelin. Most of the materials are available from the grocery store. The real-world nature of the…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Physiology
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Smith, Edward H. – American Biology Teacher, 1976
Discusses career opportunities for persons trained as entomologists. (PEB)
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Careers, College Science, Entomology
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Woolverton, Christopher J. – American Biology Teacher, 1999
Describes a laboratory protocol using clinical veterinary data that teaches the cognitive, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills necessary for students in a biology core laboratory course. (WRM)
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Communication Skills, Cooperative Learning