My Fish Is Smarter Than Your Fish: Inquiry-Approach Methods to Examine Learning in Zebrafish Exposed to Environmental Chemicals

Daniel N. Weber; Renee A. Hesselbach; David H. Petering; Craig A. Berg

doi:10.1525/abt.2019.81.5.352

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My Fish Is Smarter Than Your Fish: Inquiry-Approach Methods to Examine Learning in Zebrafish Exposed to Environmental Chemicals

Daniel N. Weber, Renee A. Hesselbach, David H. Petering, Craig A. Berg

The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 81 No. 5, May 2019; (pp. 352-359) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2019.81.5.352

Daniel N. Weber

DANIEL N. WEBER is Senior Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; e-mail: dweber@uwm.edu.

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Renee A. Hesselbach

RENEE A. HESSELBACH is Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; e-mail: (hesselba@uwm.edu.

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David H. Petering

DAVID H. PETERING is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of the Children's Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53204; e-mail: petering@uwm.edu.

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Craig A. Berg

CRAIG A. BERG is Professor of Science Education in the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201; e-mail: caberg@uwm.edu.

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Using live vertebrate animals to demonstrate learning and memory is typically not done in high school biology classes. We designed an apparatus and protocol by which students observe learning in fish. Students generate questions and discover answers (e.g., does age, sex, species, or chemical exposure impact learning and memory outcomes)?

Animal model
behavior
fish
inquiry-based science
learning
memory
T-maze
environmental chemical

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My Fish Is Smarter Than Your Fish: Inquiry-Approach Methods to Examine Learning in Zebrafish Exposed to Environmental Chemicals

Daniel N. Weber, Renee A. Hesselbach, David H. Petering, Craig A. Berg

The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 81 No. 5, May 2019; (pp. 352-359) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2019.81.5.352

Daniel N. Weber

DANIEL N. WEBER is Senior Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; e-mail: dweber@uwm.edu.

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RENEE A. HESSELBACH is Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; e-mail: (hesselba@uwm.edu.

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My Fish Is Smarter Than Your Fish: Inquiry-Approach Methods to Examine Learning in Zebrafish Exposed to Environmental Chemicals

Daniel N. Weber, Renee A. Hesselbach, David H. Petering, Craig A. Berg

The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 81 No. 5, May 2019; (pp. 352-359) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2019.81.5.352

Daniel N. Weber

DANIEL N. WEBER is Senior Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; e-mail: dweber@uwm.edu.

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Renee A. Hesselbach

RENEE A. HESSELBACH is Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; e-mail: (hesselba@uwm.edu.

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Craig A. Berg

CRAIG A. BERG is Professor of Science Education in the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201; e-mail: caberg@uwm.edu.