The class, which was supposed to last two hours in two parts (demonstration, followed by a hands-on section), ran three and a half.
At present, the recitation-like component of the hands-on section is strongly coupled with the new curriculum, but our laboratory exercises are relatively standard.
For the hands-on section, the participants in 5 groups of 2 converted total RNA into biotinylated cDNA using the standard protocol for running on an Affymetrix gene expression microarray.
Almost all introductory undergraduate biology experiences include hands-on laboratory sections (henceforth "labs") as potential avenues for inquiry learning and to help students with science reasoning skills.
During hands-on lab sections, students were divided into groups of three, making the student-to-instructor ratio 3 1.
The once musty space now offers an experience of Smithsonian proportions, with temporary exhibitions (a "Dr. Who" retrospective runs until January), a hands-on children's section and reworked informational placards for the museum's encyclopedic and eclectic collection of art, taxidermy and historic innovations.
Exhibits include Norman Rockwell paintings, high adventure sections, hands-on learning experiences, interactive exhibits, and a historical collection tracing uniforms, themes, and documents from the beginning of the Scouting movement in America.
We have started to develop sections of hands-on demos for investigators to help them understand more about the services provided by RMS.
Each section has practical ideas for hands-on exploration and there is a good glossary of terms that may be unfamiliar.
These weekly, 3-h lab sections are intended to engage students with hands-on experience with the organisms, concepts, and skill sets discussed in the lecture.
