1994 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Developments of teaching materials and laboratory exercises concerning algae for purpose of understanding gobal ecosystem.
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05454600
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
教科教育
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Gakugei University |
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Principal Investigator |
KATAYAMA Nobuyasu Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Associate Professor, 教育学部(第三部), 助教授 (20014855)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOKOHAMA Yasutsugu University of Tsukuba Institute of Biology, Professor, 生物科学系, 教授 (50015583)
MAYAMA Shigeki Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Instructor, 教育学部, 助手 (40199914)
OKAZAKI Megumi Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (40014732)
ISHIKAWA Ikuko Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (50074638)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1993 – 1994
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| Keywords | Biology Education / Global Ecosystem / Algae / Teaching Material Exploitation / Laboratory Exercise Exploitation / Audio-visual Teaching Materials |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of the present research was to develop some laboratory exercises and visual teaching materials namely video programs and color slides useful for teaching the global ecosystem at the junior high school and senior high school levels.
The exercises developed are "Measurement of algal photosynthesis using euryhalinous alga, Rhizoclonium riparium" and "Extraction and separation of photosynthetic pigment from various algae" . Video programs produced are as follows : (1) "Nori" , its life cycle and cultivation ; (2) Spirulina, a strange microorganism ; (3) Calcareous algae and coccolithophorid algae being expected their contribution to the decrease in CO_2 ; (4) The procedure for collection and observation of diatoms used for evaluation of river water quality.
These laboratory exercises and visual teaching materials seem to help students to understand the role of algae in aquatic ecosystems and its importance in solving some resent serious environmental problems such as water pollution and greenhouse effect of CO_2.
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