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Inquiry-Based Instruction of Compound Microscopy Using Simulated Paleobiogeography
Jay Y. S. Hodgson, Scott C. Mateer
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 77 No. 5, May 2015; (pp. 363-368) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2015.77.5.7
JAY Y. S. HODGSON is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA 31419; e-mail: jay.hodgson@armstrong.edu.
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SCOTT C. MATEER is an Associate Professor of Biology at Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA 31419; e-mail: scott.mateer@armstrong.edu.
  • For correspondence: scott.mateer@armstrong.edu
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Abstract

The compound microscope is an important tool in biology, and mastering it requires repetition. Unfortunately, introductory activities for students can be formulaic, and consequently, students are often unengaged and fail to develop the required experience to become proficient in microscopy. To engage students, increase repetition, and develop identification skills, we have them use the microscope as a problem-solving tool to examine prepared slides of microfossils and microartifacts from a simulated archeology site to determine its paleobiogeographic history.

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  • Compound microscopy
  • paleobiogeography
  • microfossils
  • microartifacts
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Inquiry-Based Instruction of Compound Microscopy Using Simulated Paleobiogeography
Jay Y. S. Hodgson, Scott C. Mateer
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 77 No. 5, May 2015; (pp. 363-368) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2015.77.5.7
JAY Y. S. HODGSON is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA 31419; e-mail: jay.hodgson@armstrong.edu.
  • For correspondence: jay.hodgson@armstrong.edu
SCOTT C. MATEER is an Associate Professor of Biology at Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA 31419; e-mail: scott.mateer@armstrong.edu.
  • For correspondence: scott.mateer@armstrong.edu

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Inquiry-Based Instruction of Compound Microscopy Using Simulated Paleobiogeography
Jay Y. S. Hodgson, Scott C. Mateer
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 77 No. 5, May 2015; (pp. 363-368) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2015.77.5.7
JAY Y. S. HODGSON is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA 31419; e-mail: jay.hodgson@armstrong.edu.
  • For correspondence: jay.hodgson@armstrong.edu
SCOTT C. MATEER is an Associate Professor of Biology at Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA 31419; e-mail: scott.mateer@armstrong.edu.
  • For correspondence: scott.mateer@armstrong.edu
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