Meeting Abstract 138-4  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30  DeepPIV Reveals How Mucus Houses of Deep Sea, Giant Larvaceans are Built KATIJA, K*; SHERMAN, A; SHERLOCK, R; ROBISON, B; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing kakani@mbari.org Larvaceans (Class Appendicularia) are found throughout the world’s oceans and affect food webs across trophic levels via elaborate mucus feeding […]

Meeting Abstract 137-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45  What is a scientist? A large-scale SICB outreach effort focusing on science literacy CLIFTON, GT*; TAYLOR-BURT, K; Univ. of California, San Diego; Harvard University glenna.clifton@gmail.com A challenge facing K-12 educators is showing that science is not simply memorized facts, but instead is a creative and iterative process of […]

Meeting Abstract 137-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00  Use of Endocrine Disruption as a Framework for Laboratory Instruction of Basic Biochemical Methods. SELCER, KW; Duquesne University selcer@duq.edu A meaningful laboratory class on biochemical methods should not only demonstrate modern techniques, but should also provide an experimental context that intellectually engages students. Our department has been using […]

Meeting Abstract 137-1  Sunday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45  The effectiveness of interleaving lessons in undergraduate biology courses. KISSANE, K/C; COLLEGE, Blinn; Blinn College kelly.kissane@blinn.edu Undergraduate sciences courses have traditionally been taught in a linear, chapter based modules. Recent evidence, however, has indicated that students retain more by learning in an interleaved format. An interleaved format allows […]

Meeting Abstract 137-3  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15  Mud, Salt, and Inspiration: Project Oceanology and the Next Generation Science Standards JACOBS, MW; Project Oceanology mjacobs@oceanology.org Since 1972, students at Project Oceanology have been getting their hands wet and their feet muddy while learning about marine science. This type of hands-on education is always valuable and memorable […]

Meeting Abstract 137-4  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30  Motivating students to read the textbook before class PEPPER, RE; University of Puget Sound rpepper@pugetsound.edu Many faculty in STEM courses assign textbook reading in advance of lecture, yet evidence shows few students actually read the textbook. Those students that do read often do so only after the material […]

Meeting Abstract 137-8  Sunday, Jan. 7 15:15 – 15:30  Implementing Informal Science Learning into Biology Curriculum for Non-Majors to foster Socio-Scientific Argumentations Skills LAZEBNIK, M./B.*; KUNZ KOLLMANN, E.; LEDLEY, F./D.; Bentley University ; Boston’s Museum of Science; Bentley University mlazebnik@bentley.edu https://faculty.bentley.edu/details.asp?uname=mlazebnik For non-majors, business students, biology class might be the last exposure to science, so the idea […]

Meeting Abstract 137-7  Sunday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15  Dancing Biology: Teaching Evolutionary Biomechanics Through the Art of Dance SWANSON, B*; OSTERSMITH, S; Gonzaga University; Gonzaga University swansonb@gonzaga.edu Communicating complex scientific ideas to broad audiences continues to be a challenge for those of us in the integrative biology community. Here, we describe a project that uses dance […]

Meeting Abstract 136-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00  The Fitness Trade-offs of Predation: When to Scavenge and When to Steal VALLOMPARAMBATH, R*; GOPINATHAN, A; YEAKEL, J; Univ. of California, Merced; Univ. of California, Merced; Univ. of California, Merced ritwika@ucmerced.edu Organisms make a variety of decisions while foraging, each with different costs and benefits. For example, predator […]

Meeting Abstract 136-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45  Morphological changes of insect-parasitic nematodes in response to different host-tissues. ALONSO, V*; DILLMAN, AR; Univ. of California, Riverside valon001@ucr.edu Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are insect-parasites that typically kill their hosts within 48 hours of infection and have been used in the biological control of insects. When free-living infective juveniles […]