A Case Study for Teaching Toxicology: Using Whales as an Indicator for Environmental Health.

ABSTRACT: One of the challenges of teaching scientific courses is helping students understand research methods, biological models, and data analysis, which can be especially difficult in classes without a laboratory component. Within the field of toxicology, it is also important for students to understand how living organisms are affected by exposure to toxicants and how these toxicants can impact the ecosystem. Resources focusing on active learning pedagogy are scarce in the field of toxicology compared to other disciplines. In this activity, upper-level students in an introductory toxicology course learn to interpret data from primary literature, draw conclusions about how toxicants, specifically metals, can impact susceptible populations, and understand the One Environmental Health approach. Stud

SUBMITTER: Rupprecht B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10501411 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature