Bill Snell is interested in experiments that can be done with Chlamydomonas
in a high school laboratory (low budget, minimal equipment, no
health/safety hazards). I've offered to compile as many ideas as people
can come up with, and put them on the gopher server. Any suggestions? I
enclose part of Bill's letter to me:
>I have a high school biology teacher/football coach working in my lab this
>summer. We've talked about possible ways to incorporate Chlamy into his
>classroom. Do you have any suggestions
>about exercises for high school students. Also, do you know of a way to stain
>cells so that their flagella can be seen in a bright field microscope. Our teacher tells me that he thinks most high schools will not have a phase
>contrast microscope. We might be able to see them with iodine, but because
>iodine can sublimate, I'm not sure it would be a good idea to have it sitting
>around a high school lab. Any suggestions or ideas from you will be welcomed.
Elizabeth Harris
chlamy at acpub.duke.edu
