Teaching with C. elegans
C. elegans is a great teaching model for many of the same reasons it is a great research model. Below are links to useful sites for
teachers considering C. elegans for their classrooms.
WormClassroom – A website devoted to the use of C. elegans in teaching
http://wormclassroom.org/
Maintenance of C. elegans – A great description of how to obtain and culture C. elegans
http://www.wormbook.org/chapters/www_strainmaintain/strainmaintain.html
Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC) – A stock center that stores and provides thousands of mutant and transgenic worm strains
for $7.00 each
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/
WormBase - A comprehensive source for C. elegans genetics and biology
http://www.wormbase.org
WormAtlas – A comprehensive source for C. elegans anatomy
http://www.wormatlas.org/
Teaching kits - Carolina kits for maintenance, observation, and RNA interference in C. elegans
http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources/classroom+activities/c+elegans+a+model+teaching+organism.do
Inexpensive microscopes - ken-a-vision T-26001
http://ken-a-vision.com/microscopes/t-26001
Mid-range teaching and research microscopes - Motic SMZ-171-BLED 7.5X-50X
http://www.microscope.com/stereo-microscopes/industrial-inspection/pedestal-microscopes/motic-motic-smz-171-7-5x-50x-zoom-stereo-microscope.html
Inexpensive fluorescence adaptors for dissecting microscopes - Nightsea - night -
http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/magnifier/nightsea.aspx
American Physiological Society Teacher Fellowships
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/Education/K-12/EducationProjects/FrontiersinPhys.aspx
2013 University of Florida Center for Precollegiate Education and Training Teacher workshop
2013 UF CPET Workshop Form
teachers considering C. elegans for their classrooms.
WormClassroom – A website devoted to the use of C. elegans in teaching
http://wormclassroom.org/
Maintenance of C. elegans – A great description of how to obtain and culture C. elegans
http://www.wormbook.org/chapters/www_strainmaintain/strainmaintain.html
Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC) – A stock center that stores and provides thousands of mutant and transgenic worm strains
for $7.00 each
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/
WormBase - A comprehensive source for C. elegans genetics and biology
http://www.wormbase.org
WormAtlas – A comprehensive source for C. elegans anatomy
http://www.wormatlas.org/
Teaching kits - Carolina kits for maintenance, observation, and RNA interference in C. elegans
http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources/classroom+activities/c+elegans+a+model+teaching+organism.do
Inexpensive microscopes - ken-a-vision T-26001
http://ken-a-vision.com/microscopes/t-26001
Mid-range teaching and research microscopes - Motic SMZ-171-BLED 7.5X-50X
http://www.microscope.com/stereo-microscopes/industrial-inspection/pedestal-microscopes/motic-motic-smz-171-7-5x-50x-zoom-stereo-microscope.html
Inexpensive fluorescence adaptors for dissecting microscopes - Nightsea - night -
http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/magnifier/nightsea.aspx
American Physiological Society Teacher Fellowships
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/Education/K-12/EducationProjects/FrontiersinPhys.aspx
2013 University of Florida Center for Precollegiate Education and Training Teacher workshop
2013 UF CPET Workshop Form