How to use Hydra as a model system to teach biology in the classroom

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 6-8, 2012, Pages 637-652

  Bossert, Patricia ^a   Galliot, Brigitte ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Authentic assessment; Ecology; Evolution and developmental biology education; Inquiry based learning; Science policy; Student portfolio

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EUROPE; EXPERIMENT; HYDRA; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; POLYP (CNIDARIAN); PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; SCIENTIST; STUDENT; TEACHER; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOLOGY; HYDRA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEACHING;

ANIMALIA; HYDRA;

EID: 84864490455     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.123523pb     Document Type: Article

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