Using Place-Based Economically Relevant Organisms to Improve Student Understanding of the Roles of Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight, and Nutrients in Photosynthetic Organisms (2018)

Authors

Michelle K. Smith, University of Maine
Emma Toth, University of Maine
Kim Borges, University of Maine Fort Kent
Farahad Dastoor, University of Maine
Jason Johnston, University of Maine Presque Isle
Eric H. Jones, University of Maine Machias
Peter Nelson, University of Maine Fort Kent
Jennifer Page, Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership
Karen Nicole Pelletreau, University of Maine
Nancy Prentiss, University of Maine Farmington
Judith L. Roe, University of Maine Presque Isle
Joseph K. Staples, University of Southern Maine
Mindi M. Summers, University of Calgary
Elizabeth Trenckmann, University of Maine
Erin Vinson, University of Maine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Publication Title

CourseSource

Abstract

Biology students require broad preparation for diverse careers including agriculture, natural resource management, and laboratory research. Concurrent with this need, employers are seeking applicants who have the scientific skills that allow them to solve problems related to locally relevant economic systems and develop ways to foster economic growth. To support these efforts, biology faculty from six different campuses in the University of Maine System collaborated to develop an economically relevant activity where students differentiate the roles light energy, carbon dioxide, and nutrients have in photosynthetic organisms.

Recommended Citation

Smith, M. K., Toth, E., Borges, K., Dastoor, F., Johnson, J., Jones, E. H., . . . Vinson, E. (2018). Using Place-Based Economically Relevant Organisms to Improve Student Understanding of the Roles of Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight, and Nutrients in Photosynthetic Organisms. CourseSource, 5. doi:10.24918/cs.2018.1