[FUN_Mail] Supporting High School Neuroscience Research

Tue Jul 25 10:56:26 EDT 2017

The National Association of Biology Teachers and Society fo Neuroscience
had NSF funding to produce a book of Neuroscience Laboratory & Classroom
Activities in 1996. The PI (lead editor) was Mary Louis Bellamy. They were
all classroom tested with clear directions for teachers and suggested
modifications for different students. I helped edit this and still have a
copy so if you can't find it anywhere, I could try to get a work-study
student to scan it to make a pdf.
-Judy Ogilvie

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Judith Mosinger Ogilvie, Ph.D., FARVO
Associate Professor of Biology
Co-Director, Neuroscience Program

Department of Biology
Saint Louis University
3507 Laclede Ave.
St. Louis, MO  63103
email:      ogilviej at slu.edu
Phone:     314-977-3965 <(314)%20977-3965>
Fax:         314-977-3658 <(314)%20977-3658>
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>    1. FW: Supporting High School Neuroscience Research (Herzog, Erik)
>    2. Re: Supporting High School Neuroscience Research
>       (Acosta, Dr. Veronica G.)
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> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:47:43 +0000
> From: "Herzog, Erik" <herzog at wustl.edu>
> To: "FUN_Mail at lists.funfaculty.org" <FUN_Mail at lists.funfaculty.org>
> Cc: "kleonard6 at cps.edu" <kleonard6 at cps.edu>
> Subject: [FUN_Mail] FW: Supporting High School Neuroscience Research
> Message-ID: <D59CB544.FF1A8%herzog at wustl.edu>
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> Dear FUN,
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> This note from an outstanding high school teacher in the Chicago area asks
> for suggested experiments on invertebrates that can be used for
> hypothesis-driven neuroscience with high school students.  Do you have
> suggested experiments (e.g. On flies or worms) or resources for him?  In
> addition, he seeks neuroscientists in the Chicago area interested in
> meeting his students.
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> Best wishes,
> Erik Herzog
> Co-Director, Washington University Neuroscience Graduate Program
> Director, ENDURE: St. Louis Neuroscience Pipeline
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> Erik Herzog               ph: 314.935.8635
> Dept. of Biology       Lab: 314.935.5214
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> From: Kyle Leonard <kleonard6 at cps.edu<mailto:kleonard6 at cps.edu>>
> Date: Monday, July 24, 2017 at 7:53 PM
> To: Erik Herzog <herzog at wustl.edu<mailto:herzog at wustl.edu>>
> Subject: Supporting High School Neuroscience Research
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> To whom this may concern,
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> My name is Kyle Leonard, and I am a high school biology teacher at George
> Washington High School in Chicago, Il. I am reaching out to create
> long-term connections with professionals who both conduct and support
> neuroscience research at the high school level.
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> A bit of context: I teach higher level biology to high school seniors who
> are enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program at my school. Per
> the program requirements, each student must conduct a thorough laboratory
> investigation of their choice to pass my course and receive college credit
> (score depending). Last year I incorporated basic neurobiology and behavior
> concepts into my curriculum, and naturally students wanted to complete
> their lab conducting a neuroscience investigation (which are limited to
> invertebrate and non-invasive human experiments). Unfortunately, I do not
> possess the proper materials for students to collect meaningful
> quantitative data through a neuroscience lens, which means I had to turn
> down their proposals.
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> Partnering with a neuroscience advocating professional/organization could
> bring these possibilities into my classroom and allow my students to
> explore the wonders of the brain through true inquiry. More importantly,
> this exposure could be the defining factor that pushes my students into
> pursuing a STEM career, which underprivileged students from the south side
> of Chicago seldom experience.
>
> If you are interested in connecting with my students please do not
> hesitate to call or send an email, my contact information is below. Thank
> you for your time, I look forward to discussing any inquiries at your
> convenience.
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> Best,
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> Kyle Leonard
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> Biology Teacher, George Washington High School
> Kleonard6 at cps.edu<mailto:Kleonard6 at cps.edu>
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> From: "Acosta, Dr. Veronica G." <vgmartin at uiwtx.edu>
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> Hello,
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> I have forwarded your email to Dr. Steven Zottoli who organized a Grass
> Workshop one year ago that brought together a group of neuroscientists from
> across the nation to discuss possible funding for outreach programs to the
> community.  I have asked him if anyone attending that workshop was from the
> Chicago area.  I am from Texas so a bit of a stretch but you can do some
> meaningful experiments that are cheaper using earthworm and hydra.  There
> may be some drosophila and c.elegans projects but these would require, most
> likely, some husbandry and more animal care.  Here is a link to some
> earthworm materials from my academic grandfather, who has passed away but
> his website is kept up for exactly this purpose:
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> Some of these projects are not neuro based but may provide more activities
> for other purposes.
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> I'll let you know what Dr. Zottoli suggests but the Grass Workshop funding
> was specifically for a researcher to apply for funding for an outreach
> project using the Backyard Brains materials.  If you haven't seen Backyard
> Brains, they are also affordable options but it would help if you had
> someone in the neuroscience community that could perhaps help support the
> costs.
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> Also, for having your students talk to scientists.  I'm sure you will have
> quite a few to choose from in Chicago but just in case there is another
> resource called Skype a scientist:
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> and Taste of Science.org which has a group in the Chicago area that could
> also serve as a resource:
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> Enjoy!
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> Veronica
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Judith Mosinger Ogilvie, Ph.D., FARVO
Associate Professor of Biology
Co-Director, Neuroscience Program

Department of Biology
Saint Louis University
3507 Laclede Ave.
St. Louis, MO  63103
email:      ogilviej at slu.edu
Phone:     314-977-3965
Fax:         314-977-3658
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