[FUN_Mail] Supporting High School Neuroscience Research
William Grisham
dr.billgrisham at gmail.com
Tue Jul 25 11:59:15 EDT 2017
Judy,
I'm going to beg you to make a PDF of these classroom activities and post
it online. Perhaps we can put a link on the FUN website. It sounds like a
wonderful resource and one that should be broadly distributed.
Bill Grisham
On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 8:11 AM Judith Ogilvie <ogilviej at slu.edu> wrote:
> 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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> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 9:07 AM, <fun_mail-request at lists.funfaculty.org>
> wrote:
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>> FUN_Mail Daily Digest
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>> Today's Topics:
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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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>> Message: 1
>> 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.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Erik Herzog
>> Co-Director, Washington University Neuroscience Graduate Program
>> Director, ENDURE: St. Louis Neuroscience Pipeline
>> ~~~~
>> Erik Herzog ph: 314.935.8635
>> Dept. of Biology Lab: 314.935.5214
>> Box 1137 Fax: 314.935.4432
>> Washington Univ. herzog at wustl.edu
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> St. Louis, MO 63130 pages.wustl.edu/herzog<
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>> Lab: Monsanto 204
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>> From: Kyle Leonard <kleonard6 at cps.edu<mailto:kleonard6 at cps.edu>>
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>> Date: Monday, July 24, 2017 at 7:53 PM
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> To: Erik Herzog <herzog at wustl.edu<mailto:herzog at wustl.edu>>
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>> 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.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Kyle Leonard
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>> Biology Teacher, George Washington High School
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> Kleonard6 at cps.edu<mailto:Kleonard6 at cps.edu>
>> 630-880-5953
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>> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:07:31 +0000
>> From: "Acosta, Dr. Veronica G." <vgmartin at uiwtx.edu>
>> To: "FUN_Mail at lists.funfaculty.org" <fun_mail at lists.funfaculty.org>
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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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>> www.skypeascientist.com
>> Do you ever wonder what it?s like being 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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>> Chicago ? taste of science<
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>> tasteofscience.org
>> taste of science is an annual festival where the best science researchers
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>> >
>> backyardbrains.com
>> Welcome to Backyard Brains. The brain is complex, but extremely
>> fascinating. We need more people interested in studying the brain because
>> 20% of the world will have a ...
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>> Dr. Veronica G. Martinez Acosta
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>> Chair, Neuroscience Section, Texas Academy of Science
>> Treasurer-Elect, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
>> Associate Professor
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>> Biology Dept., School of Math Science and Engineering
>> University of the Incarnate Word
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>> 4301 Broadway
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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
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