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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Autores principales: Cindy R. Cisar, John S. de Banzie
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spelling 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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LC8-6691
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LC8-6691
Biology (General)
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Cindy R. Cisar
John S. de Banzie
Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method
description 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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title Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method
title_short Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method
title_full Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method
title_fullStr Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method
title_full_unstemmed Coliforms Everywhere! Using Microbiology to Teach the Scientific Method
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