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ERIC Number: EJ752536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 6
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
From Curanderas to Gas Chromatography: Medicinal Plants
O'Connell, Mary; Lara, Antonio
Journal of College Science Teaching, v34 n4 p26-30 Jan-Feb 2005
The Medicinal Plants of the Southwest summer workshop is an inquiry-based learning approach to increase interest and skills in biomedical research. Working in teams, Hispanic and Native American students discover the chemical and biological basis for the medicinal activity of regional plants used by healers. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Minority Groups, Science Experiments, Undergraduate Students, Biomedicine, Plants (Botany), Workshops, Summer Programs, Inquiry, Hispanic American Students, American Indians, American Indian Education, Teamwork, Chemistry, Biology, Indigenous Knowledge
National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United States (Southwest)