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Planarian Farm
- Level: Elementary - Middle School
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Description:
This activity was developed for 5th and 6th grades. It is designed to be an extension of a larger study involving the development of a planarian farm. Students would be required, through studying the planaria's behavior and learning life processes, to grow a "farm" of planaria. They would discover the conditions necessary for them to survive and propagate. Discoveries could be generated to determine the food, water chemistry, reproduction, population control, predators, and consumers in their environment. The challenge would be to grow a productive "farm" that would survive in their ecologically balanced system for an extended period of time. It is assumed students using a microscope are able to measure size based on field of view.
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Research Host:
Kenneth M. Baldwin Ph.D.
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- Don Julian Elementary School
La Puente, CA
- 1999 Frontiers in Physiology
- Summer Research Teacher
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- University of California, Irvine
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- 1999 Frontiers in Physiology
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Project WISE Unit
| Criteria useful for reviewing
student-centered learning activities
include:
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In this
activity..
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| An inquiry level of 4 or 5 | 4 |
| An integrated Internet component | N/A |
| Assessments for content knowledge | Yes |
Assessments for process skills | Yes |
| Addressed the "ABC" rules for humans
and/or animal use | N/A |
| Use of multiple learning
styles and opportunities for all students | Yes |
| Proper safety precautions and
warnings | Yes |
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