Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method
The scientific method is a fundamental concept in science. In this exercise the scientific method is taught as a hands-on investigative laboratory experience. Students generate a hypothesis concerning the environmental distribution of coliforms, design and execute an experimental test of that hypoth...
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oai:doaj.org-article:354723d42d184ffd9baa097fa39669052021-11-15T15:04:12ZColiforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method10.1128/jmbe.v11i2.1631935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/354723d42d184ffd9baa097fa39669052010-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v11i2.163https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885The scientific method is a fundamental concept in science. In this exercise the scientific method is taught as a hands-on investigative laboratory experience. Students generate a hypothesis concerning the environmental distribution of coliforms, design and execute an experimental test of that hypothesis, and analyze the resulting data. The exercise is safe and straightforward. It is appropriate for use in undergraduate laboratory courses for science majors and secondary school students and undergraduate non-majors with the appropriate mathematical backgrounds. Students learn both the process by which science progresses, as well as more advanced concepts in microbiology and statistics.Cindy R. CisarJohn S. de BanzieAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 158-159 (2010) |
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The scientific method is a fundamental concept in science. In this exercise the scientific method is taught as a hands-on investigative laboratory experience. Students generate a hypothesis concerning the environmental distribution of coliforms, design and execute an experimental test of that hypothesis, and analyze the resulting data. The exercise is safe and straightforward. It is appropriate for use in undergraduate laboratory courses for science majors and secondary school students and undergraduate non-majors with the appropriate mathematical backgrounds. Students learn both the process by which science progresses, as well as more advanced concepts in microbiology and statistics. |
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Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method |
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Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method |
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Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method |
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Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method |
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Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method |
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coliforms everywhere! using microbiology to teach the scientific method |
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